I’m Kovid, and I’m not a computer virus: Kovid Kapoor, co-founder of Holidify
Team Udayavani, Jan 7, 2022, 1:39 PM IST
Kovid Kapoor, co-founder of Holidify, turned to Twitter to express how the coronavirus outbreak has made people “amused” by his name.
He wrote, “Went outside India for the first time since COVID and got a bunch of people amused by my name,”
He added, “Future foreign trips are going to be fun!”
For those on this thread, wondering what my name actually means – it means scholar / learned.
Comes in the Hanumaan Chaleesa.Also, it's pronounced as कोविद not कोविड ?
— Kovid Kapoor (@kovidkapoor) January 5, 2022
He claimed that his name is from the Hanuman Chaleesa and meaning “scholar” or “educated.”
Kovid’s bio read, “My name is Kovid and I’m not a virus,” reminding Shah Rukh Khan’s dialogue “My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist.”
The Holidify founder also revealed how to pronounce his name. Kovid is pronounced with a soft “d” sound. He said, “Also, it’s pronounced as कोविद not कोविड.”
Kovid also shared a picture of him enjoying Corona beer.
The Kovid + Corona joke that noone ever seems to stop talking about. ? pic.twitter.com/cJ5VsHzhD0
— Kovid Kapoor (@kovidkapoor) January 5, 2022
For my 30th bday, my friends ordered a cake – and Amintiri automatically assumed that it's some kinda joke, and it should be spelled with a C not a K. ? pic.twitter.com/3jrySteSbC
— Kovid Kapoor (@kovidkapoor) January 5, 2022
A Zoomcar customer care guy called me, to process some pending refund, and told me that he had been laughing in the room with the other customer care folks before the call. ?
— Kovid Kapoor (@kovidkapoor) January 5, 2022
He added, “Apart from these, there have been tens of funny micro-interactions, with Amazon delivery guys, with electricians, at airport security, at hotel check-ins, etc.”
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