'Jyotirindra' Basu became Jyoti Basu

The parents of Jyoti Basu had faced a dilemna while finalising his first name.        Two names 'Jyotirindra' and 'Ranthindra' were proposed and his parents, Nishikanta Basu and Hemlata Basu, settled for the first that signified a long and steady flame.       "Only when my father got me admitted to Loreto Kindergarden did he decide to shorten it. And, I became Jyoti Basu," his authorised biographer, Surabhi Banerjee wrote quoting Basu.        Basu was the third child of his parents, the eldest being Sourindran Kiran and sister Sudha.