""Then as to names," I enquired, "I suppose aliens and perverts who have adopted non-Hindu names should be named newly. Would you give them caste-names, or what?" "Certainly," said the Swami, thoughtfully, "there is a great deal in a name!" and on this question he would say no more."
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