On the light side of the life, this is a true story titled "Chronology of shuffling Murthy’s Names".

• In South India, the family name comes first – Gudipati Satyanarayana Murthy
• In Austin, Texas – I became Gudipati S. Murthy (Murthy became the family name).
• In Germany – You must do the things right! Satyanarayana Murthy Gudipati (family name goes to the end), but then Murthy can be the first name that is OK. You can be Murthy S. Gudipati.
• Back in the US – Your name is as it is given in your passport: Satyanarayana Murthy Gudipati.
• If you want to address me – just call me "Murthy", which means personification / image of "Satyanarayana", the God of Truth (Sanskrit).

Presently I use Murthy S. Gudipati as my corresponding name.