Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
Thats another discssion. We will discuss it in Mazar culture :)
BTW, why Indian Government didn't change the name of Aurangabad?
i dunno...may be it's on their list of cities to be renamed...but, as i said, they face huge opposition and they lose Muslim votes if they really do it...they are kinda worried what if they lose votes. those names like Mumbai, Kolkatta and Chennai are the original regional names which they simply re-instated.
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
Mr Jinah grabbed what could be available at that time. As Bapsi Sidhwa portrayed her novel 'Ice-Candy man', general public didn't know which country they would belong till 11th hour. Some were of the view that they would mark separate countries by digging a trench between two countries. There was infact no trench, but partition did created distances which are still there as it is.
well said
Mcleod Road becomes Chundrigar Road, but Rikshaw/ Taxi walas still call it with old name. Patel PaRa is still intact. Raam Swami not changed. Shaanti nagar is still there
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
well said
good examples.
One more that I remember is Bheem Pura.. I think Bheem is an important character in Mahabharta. We also got Meetha Raam Hostel inKarachi, but they changed Raam Bagh to Araam Bagh.
In Lahore (where this Bhagat Singh issue has cropped up) , they have Lakshmi Chowk, Dayal Singh College, etc
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
The area near your village was Hindu majority area before partition. Hindus migrated but the area maintained names of old cities. Ratto Dero and Udero Laal are Hindu names which are intact todate. Abdullah Shah and Liaquat Jatoi (ex CMs Sindh) did their matriculation from Governmnet Parmanand Das High School :p
But now there are only few Hindu families left there, they should change the name now.
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
But now there are only few Hindu families left there, they should change the name now.
why should they change name? Jehlam is named after Alexander's horse... wo ghoRa bhi gaya aur uska Greek master bhi. when they didn't change Jehlum's name. why should they change names of towns in Sindh, where Hindu population forms 8-9% of total population.
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
Mr Jinah grabbed what could be available at that time. As Bapsi Sidhwa portrayed her novel 'Ice-Candy man', general public didn't know which country they would belong till 11th hour. Some were of the view that they would mark separate countries by digging a trench between two countries. There was infact no trench, but partition did created distances which are still there as it is.
I know this is off topic but did they make a bollywood film out of the above book?
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The movie was good as the script was written by Bapsi Sidhwa herself, but novel is better than movie
I've seen the movie a couple of times becasue when i first watched it i didnt understand what was hapening, then understood further when i watched it the second time, but i'm a firm believer that books are far better then their counter part Movies any way =D
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
I've seen the movie a couple of times becasue when i first watched it i didnt understand what was hapening, then understood further when i watched it the second time, but i'm a firm believer that books are far better then their counter part Movies any way =D
Thats true a writer's imagination may not be executed by actors and directors 100%. We will have detailed discussion on this in a separate thread.
How do you see the trend of changing names of places just for the sake of it?
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Definately …
I dont agree with the name changing just becasue its an islamic state now. this is how we are loosing history and once the change has come into affect, the older generation will no longer be around to call that specific place what it used to be hence a part of history lost.
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
Apart from the fact that a lot of places in Pakistan are still named after Non-Muslims: Why is it a problem if roads or squares are named after Non-Muslims in Pakistan? There are places named after Muslims in a lot of countries where Muslims are not even close to being a majority.
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
Apart from the fact that a lot of places in Pakistan are still named after Non-Muslims: Why is it a problem if roads or squares are named after Non-Muslims in Pakistan? There are places named after Muslims in a lot of countries where Muslims are not even close to being a majority.
Probably our fragile faiths get a fatal blow by naming or not changing Non-Muslim names to places, roads, etc. Its the psyche of people (conquerors) to change the names of places according to their wishes and this is not limited to Desi people. When British ruled this area, they renamed many cities like Sahiwal (Montgomery) and Jackobabad (no one remember its old name). Though Montgomery became Sahiwal again, but Jackobabad didn't get its previous identity due to excess respect for Pir Jackob in the area (he is gora pir for people of Jackobabad).
Re: Protest to name Pakistani roads after Hindus or Sikhs
I dont agree with the name changing just becasue its an islamic state now. this is how we are loosing history and once the change has come into affect, the older generation will no longer be around to call that specific place what it used to be hence a part of history lost.
Agree. The major impact of changing names is loss of history. Historians couldn't determine where the Deebal in Sindh situated due to this change of names. Though Historians consider RohRi as AroR (conquered by Arabs), but they can't say that with authenticity.
but the people still call it Sita