Jaipur, April 24 -- The Rajasthan Education Department on Monday postponed its controversial Sarthak Naam Abhiyaan programme on Sunday. While the department did not explain the reason for the programme's deferment, teachers said that the controversy erupted after the proposed names in the government's list were embarrassing in themselves. A senior official from education minister Madan Dilawar's office said, "The campaign is postponed for now. We will see if it could be implemented later." The official declined to elaborate on the reasons for the decision. Several proposed names sparked controversy for being embarrassing in themselves, said Vipin Pandey, general secretary of Rajasthan United Teachers' Association. "In this list, the government proposed 'Amod' (pleasure), 'Bhola' (naive), 'Makkhan' (butter), 'Thanasingh' (police station), 'Bikaner', 'Becharadas' (helpless and poor person), 'Mathura', 'Ugrasen' (violent person) etc for boys," Pandey said. Meanwhile, 'Bhayankar' (dangerous or terrifying), 'Kaliyuga' (age of darkness), 'Kaamkoti' (throne of desire), 'Lalata' (forehead) and 'Modaki' (laddoo) were suggested for girls. The list also included repetitive and misspelt names. Launched on April 14, the programme aimed to suggest 'meaningful' names for students from class 1 to 9 who had been given 'embarrassing' childhood names such as 'Sheru', 'Kalua', 'Bablu' and 'Kachar'.The government had released a list of 2,950 names for boys and girls. An official order by the education department had said that the drive was going to be a voluntary process and nobody should be forced to change their names. "First, the school authority must discuss the matter during the parent-teacher meeting to raise awareness among them. The parents must give written approval if they agree to the suggestions made by the school," the order stated. It added that the campaign would cover classes 1 to 9, with name changes for upper classes updated in previous marksheets....