Changed identities
Ive stayed here all my life. I still stay here at the same place. But now suddenly I dont know where I live.
Several cities in Karnataka have undergone changes in their names. Some are:
Bangalore-Bengaluru
Belgaum-Belagaavi
Mysore-Mysooru
Mangalore-Mangalooru
Hubli-Huballi
Bijapur-Vijapura
Gulbarga-Kalburgi
Theyve claimed that the current names were imposed by the British and the ones they are changing them to, are infact the original names. For example, its been said that Gulbarga is anyway known as Kalburgi and Mysore is always called Mysooru in Kannada. The name change of Belgaum has however not gone down well with the Maharashtrians. Now Belgaum is on the border of the two states and inside Karnataka. There has been a long tussle between the two states over who it belongs to. One side says that since the majority of the populace of Belgaum is Marathi speaking, hence it should belong to Maharashtra. The other side makes its own similar claims. The battle howver rages on. The new name Belagaavi does away with the 'gaum' or 'gaon' - its pronounced as Belgao - so this is a deviation from the Marathi sounding name. Hence the protests. Anyway since its legally part of Karnataka, the Maharashtra government can do little in this regard.
The name changes get effected from Nov 2006. So till then its Mysore and not Mysooroo or Mysooru or anything else - perhaps Maheshasooroo would have been better choice.
Other cities have undergone name changes in the past too. Some of them being - Bombay, Calcutta, Madras. Delhi and Hyderabad have been spared till now. Not for long I guess. Delhi would become either Dilli or Dehelvi or Dilly or something equally silly.
By the way one of our two rivers has said he's off to Belgaum. But infact he would be spotted at Changi Airport.
Several cities in Karnataka have undergone changes in their names. Some are:
Bangalore-Bengaluru
Belgaum-Belagaavi
Mysore-Mysooru
Mangalore-Mangalooru
Hubli-Huballi
Bijapur-Vijapura
Gulbarga-Kalburgi
Theyve claimed that the current names were imposed by the British and the ones they are changing them to, are infact the original names. For example, its been said that Gulbarga is anyway known as Kalburgi and Mysore is always called Mysooru in Kannada. The name change of Belgaum has however not gone down well with the Maharashtrians. Now Belgaum is on the border of the two states and inside Karnataka. There has been a long tussle between the two states over who it belongs to. One side says that since the majority of the populace of Belgaum is Marathi speaking, hence it should belong to Maharashtra. The other side makes its own similar claims. The battle howver rages on. The new name Belagaavi does away with the 'gaum' or 'gaon' - its pronounced as Belgao - so this is a deviation from the Marathi sounding name. Hence the protests. Anyway since its legally part of Karnataka, the Maharashtra government can do little in this regard.
The name changes get effected from Nov 2006. So till then its Mysore and not Mysooroo or Mysooru or anything else - perhaps Maheshasooroo would have been better choice.
Other cities have undergone name changes in the past too. Some of them being - Bombay, Calcutta, Madras. Delhi and Hyderabad have been spared till now. Not for long I guess. Delhi would become either Dilli or Dehelvi or Dilly or something equally silly.
By the way one of our two rivers has said he's off to Belgaum. But infact he would be spotted at Changi Airport.
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