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Call Me By Maa’s Name: Why I Dropped My Father’s Last Name as a Tribute to My Mother
I inherited my surname from my father, a man who left my mother and me when I was 12. By changing my last name to my maa’s name, I have chosen to pay tribute to her. It’s an act of defiance against social norms, which insist we carry our father’s family name into the future.
