Bengaloorued from now on.........
"Bengalooru" is what I'm used to and "Namma Bengaluru" is what was coined by mainly people who have migrated to Bengalooru. After reading number of newspapers and few people who have ridiculed the name change there is just one conclusion I can come to and that is how we Indians always never want to understand culture of our own states. Anybody who can speak kannada will say Bengalooru and not Bangalore. Anyway no one from karnataka ie natives had objection for the name change. The only news channel that did take a lot of interest and the pain to find out if the name change was justified was CNN-IBN channel in India with Rajdeep Sardesai making rounds to some of the ancient monuments and translating the script written on the walls and no surprises everything there read "Bengalooru" as well.
When Madras was changed to Chennai the only people who seemed to be bothered were a few from Madras and didn't really matter to the rest of India. What was the motive for the name change of Madras? because that is what the actual name in tamil whereas madras was named by british. I even read a lot of news papers that welcomed the name. At least Bengalooru was not coined by a few politicians it was and is still called Bengalooru by the people of Karnataka.
When the rest of India stands up for even a minor activity in Bengalooru I feel proud and delighted to see Indians involved with this city but the sad part is this interest lies only for Bengalooru and not really with other places in India. But the real sad part is the so called unification of interests disappears when the local custom of kannadigas gets importance in Karnataka. Does this happen elsewhere other than here?....There is no use in pointing fingers at others as we ourselves feel inferior in upholding them. The unification in large is still there but it's the rest of India vs Kannadigas now.
All that is fine but do we need the name change?
Why ask us this question, there were far too many name changes all over India and why not?
TOI and its silly articles mostly by some Page3 people made statements saying the economics in a name change can be better utilized for the betterment of Bengalooru. What does these idiots understand other than asking to extend the party time in pubs till 2 or 3 AM in the morning and giving photoshoots by flaunting with some minimal clothed aunties and girls.
Like one idiot saying that we use foul language all the time, and i see no wrong in using it?....does this mean there is nothing wrong in snaping a Policeman?.......they doesn't know what is good or bad for their chidrens and these morons called as celebrities boasts that bengalooru is what it is?, is because of them.......if someone parties whole night and makes some models walk on the romp can improve the status of bengalooru?..........in what way did they bettered bengalooru?
Other cites have done it, they haven't gotten poorer nor has the work and development stopped in Bengalooru. The only question that seems to pop in my head when I read such articles and biased views from few people is why such questions weren't asked for other cities?
What's in a name?
When people mispronounce my name I always make it a point to correct them. Why? I am proud of my name and this name was chosen by my parents and would not like to be called anything else. I take pride in my name and could never change it to any other... to make it sound cooooooooooooool. The name "Bangalore" was by the British, Bengalooru is the actually pronounced by natives of karnataka.
"Bengalooru" is what I'm used to and "Namma Bengaluru" is what was coined by mainly people who have migrated to Bengalooru. After reading number of newspapers and few people who have ridiculed the name change there is just one conclusion I can come to and that is how we Indians always never want to understand culture of our own states. Anybody who can speak kannada will say Bengalooru and not Bangalore. Anyway no one from karnataka ie natives had objection for the name change. The only news channel that did take a lot of interest and the pain to find out if the name change was justified was CNN-IBN channel in India with Rajdeep Sardesai making rounds to some of the ancient monuments and translating the script written on the walls and no surprises everything there read "Bengalooru" as well.
When Madras was changed to Chennai the only people who seemed to be bothered were a few from Madras and didn't really matter to the rest of India. What was the motive for the name change of Madras? because that is what the actual name in tamil whereas madras was named by british. I even read a lot of news papers that welcomed the name. At least Bengalooru was not coined by a few politicians it was and is still called Bengalooru by the people of Karnataka.
When the rest of India stands up for even a minor activity in Bengalooru I feel proud and delighted to see Indians involved with this city but the sad part is this interest lies only for Bengalooru and not really with other places in India. But the real sad part is the so called unification of interests disappears when the local custom of kannadigas gets importance in Karnataka. Does this happen elsewhere other than here?....There is no use in pointing fingers at others as we ourselves feel inferior in upholding them. The unification in large is still there but it's the rest of India vs Kannadigas now.
All that is fine but do we need the name change?
Why ask us this question, there were far too many name changes all over India and why not?
TOI and its silly articles mostly by some Page3 people made statements saying the economics in a name change can be better utilized for the betterment of Bengalooru. What does these idiots understand other than asking to extend the party time in pubs till 2 or 3 AM in the morning and giving photoshoots by flaunting with some minimal clothed aunties and girls.
Like one idiot saying that we use foul language all the time, and i see no wrong in using it?....does this mean there is nothing wrong in snaping a Policeman?.......they doesn't know what is good or bad for their chidrens and these morons called as celebrities boasts that bengalooru is what it is?, is because of them.......if someone parties whole night and makes some models walk on the romp can improve the status of bengalooru?..........in what way did they bettered bengalooru?
Other cites have done it, they haven't gotten poorer nor has the work and development stopped in Bengalooru. The only question that seems to pop in my head when I read such articles and biased views from few people is why such questions weren't asked for other cities?
What's in a name?
When people mispronounce my name I always make it a point to correct them. Why? I am proud of my name and this name was chosen by my parents and would not like to be called anything else. I take pride in my name and could never change it to any other... to make it sound cooooooooooooool. The name "Bangalore" was by the British, Bengalooru is the actually pronounced by natives of karnataka.
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