K R Aadishthan, who is on a voyage of self-discovery in Bangalore, independently discovers the Law of conservation of H, which I had stumbled upon and written about in my old blog, and wonders what explains the fact.
The Law of conservation of H states that the total number of H’s in the universe will be conserved. So the extra H’s that are added when Southies have to write names like Sunitha and Savitha are taken from the words Sasi and Sri Sri Ravisankar, thus maintaining a balance in the language.
The reason as to why we Southies add the extra H’s is quite simple. How else would you distinguish between the hard and soft pronunciation of consonants, a problem which, I must point out exists as much in North Indian languages as in South Indian languages? For example, how would you distinguish the correct pronunciation of t in Sunita from the pronunciation of t in Sunlit? To tide over this very real problem, South Indians have come up with the very sensible technique of softening the consonants by adding an extra H. North Indians would do well to get over their uncalled-for chauvinism and their inexplicable preference for small names and adopt this practice too.
Of course, the question that arises is, why those sorely needed extra H’s have to be taken from other names in the language. I am afraid that there is no easy answer to the question, but it has to do with maintaining the natural balance between Prakriti and Purusha, or, as we Southies would put it, Prakrithi and Purusa.
I hope this explanation suffices for KRA and induces in him an urge to post an entry about the Jivhabot.