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Aarav
Aarav One of the most popular names given to Indian boys in recent decades, Aarav has a quiet modernity to it — the name of a generation raised between tradition and globalisation. Characters named Aarav are often portrayed as emotionally intelligent and even-tempered, whose stillness gives them unusual powers of observation.
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