India, April 15 -- Whenever anyone asks my name, I'm instantly reminded of my niece, three-year-old Zareen Kaur Sandhu. Thanks to the way she pronounces it so eloquently besides peppering it with a unique warmth of a different kind. Her tone is so mesmerising that she is often requested to repeat the name and she always obliges. There are many who fail to pronounce it right and most also ask for a smaller version. In my mind, I think, if Zareen can, why can't you?

Since I've been travelling across Europe for the past few weeks, my brother and his wife keep sending me Zareen's voice notes from our home in Amritsar, which brings a smile to my face. A minute later, I find myself enveloped in many emotions, which triggers me to play them aga...