12-06-2004, 10:49 PM
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Hi Asif
You mentioned that u were from Chennai. I always wondered whats with this changing of city names in India ... first Bombay to Mumbai, then Calcutta to Kolkata and now Madras to Chennai?
I kind of like the old names and still prefer to use them instead of the new ones, which umm... please dont mind but sound a bit hideous. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>
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ASA guybrush,
The answer to ur query is kinda complicated but i'll try to make it simple for u.. to begin with india is a land of diversities-- as in we have over 25 states with each of them having their own language and culture, unlike in Pakistan where urdu's spoken almost everywhere.. for example.. lets consider the 4 states which constitute the southern most part of the indian peninsula
1. Tamil Nadu (Chennai) - Tamil
2. Kerala (Trivandrum) - Malayalam
3. Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) - Telugu, Urdu
4. Karnataka (Bangalore) - Kannada
and so on...
it's believed that bombay, calcutta and madras were names given to these cities during the british colonial era..
in the present scenario ppl of all these states are trying to establish an identity of their own and one way to do so is to revert back to ur origins(roots!)..
frankly whether it's chennai or madras it doesnt make a difference to me but for hard core tamilians it's unimaginable to carry forward the british legacy.. i cant understand the extent to which ppl can go to have their voice heard!!
it all started with bombay and soon madras and calcutta followed.. guess wat it's likely that bangalore may soon follow.. dont blame me if the reasoning sounds silly but that's the way it is!!
hope i've answered the query..
cheers,
asif
You can if u think u can!
Hi Asif
You mentioned that u were from Chennai. I always wondered whats with this changing of city names in India ... first Bombay to Mumbai, then Calcutta to Kolkata and now Madras to Chennai?
I kind of like the old names and still prefer to use them instead of the new ones, which umm... please dont mind but sound a bit hideous. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>
________________________
Arrrgh... it sure's gonna be mighty rough sailin' today ... mates!
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ASA guybrush,
The answer to ur query is kinda complicated but i'll try to make it simple for u.. to begin with india is a land of diversities-- as in we have over 25 states with each of them having their own language and culture, unlike in Pakistan where urdu's spoken almost everywhere.. for example.. lets consider the 4 states which constitute the southern most part of the indian peninsula
1. Tamil Nadu (Chennai) - Tamil
2. Kerala (Trivandrum) - Malayalam
3. Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) - Telugu, Urdu
4. Karnataka (Bangalore) - Kannada
and so on...
it's believed that bombay, calcutta and madras were names given to these cities during the british colonial era..
in the present scenario ppl of all these states are trying to establish an identity of their own and one way to do so is to revert back to ur origins(roots!)..
frankly whether it's chennai or madras it doesnt make a difference to me but for hard core tamilians it's unimaginable to carry forward the british legacy.. i cant understand the extent to which ppl can go to have their voice heard!!
it all started with bombay and soon madras and calcutta followed.. guess wat it's likely that bangalore may soon follow.. dont blame me if the reasoning sounds silly but that's the way it is!!
hope i've answered the query..
cheers,
asif
You can if u think u can!
