"Cyclone Tauktae" (pronounced as Tau'Te) would lose its meaning in front of a non-Burmese crowd. However, the cyclone name given by Myanmar in Burmese refers to a gecko, a highly vocal lizard known for its distinctive vocalizations. Cyclone names like the current one, Tauktae, are not picked out from thin air. Instead, a due process is followed to name the cyclones. They have come a long way from being lovers' names to an alliance between nations. According to folklores, in earlier days, the sailors named cyclones after their lovers. Later, to systematically record cyclones, different countries adopted different methods to label them. In Australia, they were named after corrupt politicians from the continent, whereas in America, the authorities started naming them after people's names. Some countries also used names of local flora and fauna for the cyclones to go by. Although dissolved in 2004, it was only from 1953 that the Miami National Hurricane Centre and the World Meteorologic

Author-Raveena