When was bangalore renamed

It is a great move and a right way to revitalize our respect for our national heritage and ancestry. So, this is how Bengaluru became Bangalore and then restored to its original name. If you have anything to share about this topic then please contribute your words in the comments below.

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Yesterday's T20 world cup semis was indeed one of the most exciting games of the tournament and Aussies sealed a clever victory over Pakistan This T20 world cup was indeed a nightmare for Indian cricket when it was hammered by Pakistan in its very first match. Even though Correction: The textile calico takes its name from Calicut. It is ludicrous changing beautiful Indian place names for ugly ones.

There is a precedent for ethnic-sounding place names co-existing with their Anglicised counterparts. Paris is Paris in English and Paree in French. London is London in English and Lond in French. Indians say Umreeka when talking of America in their ethnic tongues. The list goes on. Please roll back Kolkata, Mumbai, Tamilnadu it is fine a people taking the name of their region as in Punjabi but chauvinistic to give a region the name of an ethnic group , the tongue-twister in place of Trivandrum, the highly specious reasoning behind Kochi, Calicut comes from calico manufactured there, Quilon which has been corrupted to Kollam.

Chennai is fine; it is a beautiful name. Let us have Mysore, Madras and Benares back. Even Pune should go back to the way it sounds Poona. If this is nationalism let us have no more of it. About Collaborate Data Search Donate. Plenty of politics… looks like. About Divya Sharma 13 Articles.

Company Corporate Trends. Defence National International Industry. International UAE. Saudi Arabia. US Elections World News. Rate Story. Font Size Abc Small. Abc Medium. Abc Large. In tandem, 11 other cities across Karnataka were also rechristened by the state government, casting away the anglicised names.

The new names have come into force after the state government issued a special gazette notification to effect the changes, giving them the distinct local flavour.

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