Pappu is a common nick name in North India

North India

North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...

 and Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It conjures up the image of a common man who is full of innocency and simplicity .'Pappu'is been used frequently in popular culture (e.g. the A R Rahman's chartbuster "Pappu can't Dance Sala", Election Commission

Election Commission of India

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's "Pappu can't vote" campaign and Cadbury's "Pappu Pass Ho Gaya" ad campaign).

People named Pappu

• Pappu Innfosolution, A IT Technical Degree College.
• Kuthiravattam Pappu
  Kuthiravattam Pappu
  Kuthiravattam Pappu, often credited as Pappu, was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the Kozhikodan dialect, impeccable timing and the capability to grasp the subtle nuances of any character and mould it into his signature "Pappu...
  
  , a popular Malayalam cinema comedian who acted in about thousand films.
• Pappu Yadav
  Pappu Yadav
  Rajesh Ranjan पप्पू यादव , better known as Pappu Yadav, is an Indian politician. He won elections to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1999, and in 2004 from several constituencies in Bihar on the RJD ticket. On 2008-02-14, he was convicted in the murder of Communist Party of India legislator Ajit...
  
  , a Bihar based politician
• Pappu Sain
  Pappu Sain
  Pappu Sain is a famous sufi dhol player. He performs every Thursday evening at the Tomb of Shah Jamal in Ichhra, Lahore, Pakistan.There is another man named Goonga Sain who plays dhol at the same time...
  
  , renowned Pakistan
  Pakistan
  Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
  
  i dhol
  Dhol
  Dhol can refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent and nearby regions. Its range of distribution in India and Pakistan primarily includes northern areas such as the Assam Valley, Bengal, Gujarat,...
  
  musician

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