Why old names of cities, buildings, roads are changed considering the new era. In Pakistan, we found many cities (Sahiwal, Hyderabad, Faisalabad) which were renamed by the new rulers. There is also a trend to rename a building by the ruling party on the names of their leaders.
Why can’t we keep old names intact to keep the historical record straight?
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Cities were mostly renamed by political necessity of the political parties:)
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What is the story of Mumbai and Bombay?
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muqawwee123:
Why old names of cities, buildings, roads are changed considering the new era. In Pakistan, we found many cities (Sahiwal, Hyderabad, Faisalabad) which were renamed by the new rulers. There is also a trend to rename a building by the ruling party on the names of their leaders.
Why can’t we keep old names intact to keep the historical record straight?
Nobody can come up with a single name for simple things like “Peace” or “goodwill” hell we cant even think of a single name for this world ion which we live or whatever created it… how on earth can we assume that place names will stay the same forever?
ven the earth does not last forever, one has to learn to cope with change.
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Nobody can come up with a single name for simple things like “Peace” or “goodwill” hell we cant even think of a single name for this world ion which we live or whatever created it… how on earth can we assume that place names will stay the same forever?
ven the earth does not last forever, one has to learn to cope with change.
right, but how do you see the intentional changes of names of cities (like Nawabshah) to Benazirabad and airports on the name ruling party’s leader. Moreover, I disapprove the idea of changing names on the name of religion (like Raam Bagh to Araam Bagh)
KKF
August 3, 2012, 5:22am
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ham log hamesha se bambai kahte the…Bombay to kam hii kahte the…Bambai is UP version of Mumbai…vo gaanaa thaa shaayad na k aamchi mumbai …
…btw, Bambai = Bam + bai [bam=bomb + bai = bay] …is it because they used to dispose off/store bombs there lol?
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Eee hai bambai nagariya
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babwa bambai nagriya, mumbai kahe ko bani
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Mumbai I believe was the original name - after Mumba Devi (goddess)
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Mumba was godess of what? sea?
Which other Indian cities went through the name changes especially after 1947 partition?
KKF
August 3, 2012, 11:21am
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cities ke naam to nisbatan kam badle haiN…alphabetically to mushkil hai bas jitnaa yaad hai likh rahaa huN:
i notice that most names have been changed are in the South [restoring to their regional language names] while Muslim sounding names have been spared due to sensitivity.
banaras = varanasi
oh, i found this list on Wiki…here it is:
Mumbai (formerly Bombay , renamed in 1995)[SUP][1]](Renaming of cities in India - Wikipedia )[/SUP]Chennai (formerly Madras , renamed in 1996)Jajmau (formerly Jajesmow , renamed in 1948)[SUP][2]](Renaming of cities in India - Wikipedia )[/SUP]Kolkata (formerly Calcutta , renamed in 2001)Vadodara (formerly Baroda , renamed in 1974)Vijayawada (formerly Bejawada )Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair ; before that, Vizagapatnam , or its shortened name, Vizag )Kadapa (formerly Cuddapah , renamed in 2005)Shimla (formerly Simla )Mandi (formerly Mandav Nagar )Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore , renamed in 1948)Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum , renamed in 1991)Pune (formerly Poona )Kochi (formerly Cochin , renamed in 1996)Kollam (formerly Quilon )Sagar (formerly Saugor )Jabalpur (formerly Jubbulpore , renamed in 1947)Narmada (formerly Nerbudda )Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry , renamed in 2006)Indore (formerly Indhur )Kozhikode (formerly Calicut )Udhagamandalam (formerly Ootacamund , or its shortened name, Ooty )Tiruchirapalli (formerly Trichinopoly , or its shortened name, Trichy )Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore )Tiruvallikeni (formerly Triplicane )Kannur (formerly Cannanore )Varanasi (formerly Benares )Guwahati (formerly Gauhati )Tirunelveli (formerly Tinnevelly )Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin )Panaji (formerly Panjim )Thrissur (formerly Trichur )Alappuzha (formerly Alleppey )Thalassery (formerly Tellicherry )Nellore (formerly vikrama simhapuri )
Following city name changes have been proposed but i know in one instance [Allahabad] there is an immense opposition due to the word Allah in it’s name and also because there is a part of the city which is already named Prayag…Prayag is also a Railway Statio.
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most of the changed names were actually it’s original from british or how they pronounced
madras original name was chennapatanam
coming to new names proposed hyderabad is always reffered as baghyanagaram in local telugu media because of it’s original name
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^^ Delhi was indraprastha, hastinapur is near meerut, UP
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most of the changed names were actually it’s original from british or how they pronounced
madras original name was chennapatanam
coming to new names proposed hyderabad is always reffered as baghyanagaram in local telugu media because of it’s original name
Locals of hyderabad always call it Hyderabad…
KKF
August 3, 2012, 11:53am
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^^
most of the changed names were actually it’s original from british or how they pronounced
madras original name was chennapatanam
coming to new names proposed hyderabad is always reffered as baghyanagaram in local telugu media because of it’s original name
agree!
exactly!
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cities ke naam to nisbatan kam badle haiN…alphabetically to mushkil hai bas jitnaa yaad hai likh rahaa huN:
i notice that most names have been changed are in the South [restoring to their regional language names] while Muslim sounding names have been spared due to sensitivity.
banaras = varanasi
oh, i found this list on Wiki…here it is:
Mumbai (formerly Bombay , renamed in 1995)[SUP][1]](Renaming of cities in India - Wikipedia )[/SUP]Chennai (formerly Madras , renamed in 1996)Jajmau (formerly Jajesmow , renamed in 1948)[SUP][2]](Renaming of cities in India - Wikipedia )[/SUP]Kolkata (formerly Calcutta , renamed in 2001)Vadodara (formerly Baroda , renamed in 1974)Vijayawada (formerly Bejawada )Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair ; before that, Vizagapatnam , or its shortened name, Vizag )Kadapa (formerly Cuddapah , renamed in 2005)Shimla (formerly Simla )Mandi (formerly Mandav Nagar )Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore , renamed in 1948)Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum , renamed in 1991)Pune (formerly Poona )Kochi (formerly Cochin , renamed in 1996)Kollam (formerly Quilon )Sagar (formerly Saugor )Jabalpur (formerly Jubbulpore , renamed in 1947)Narmada (formerly Nerbudda )Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry , renamed in 2006)Indore (formerly Indhur )Kozhikode (formerly Calicut )Udhagamandalam (formerly Ootacamund , or its shortened name, Ooty )Tiruchirapalli (formerly Trichinopoly , or its shortened name, Trichy )Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore )Tiruvallikeni (formerly Triplicane )Kannur (formerly Cannanore )Varanasi (formerly Benares )Guwahati (formerly Gauhati )Tirunelveli (formerly Tinnevelly )Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin )Panaji (formerly Panjim )Thrissur (formerly Trichur )Alappuzha (formerly Alleppey )Thalassery (formerly Tellicherry )Nellore (formerly vikrama simhapuri )
Following city name changes have been proposed but i know in one instance [Allahabad] there is an immense opposition due to the word Allah in it’s name and also because there is a part of the city which is already named Prayag…Prayag is also a Railway Statio.
:omg: Hydereabad to baingan nagar
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most of the changed names were actually it’s original from british or how they pronounced
madras original name was chennapatanam
coming to new names proposed hyderabad is always reffered as baghyanagaram in local telugu media because of it’s original name
Is Banaras and Kashi (Kasi) same? As in the Bhajan of Jodha Akbar Man Mohna (Kashi, Mathra) are mentioned?
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oops :sid:
How about Nagpur? Was that always Nagpur? is there any mandir for Nag Pooja in the area?
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No nagpur is named after Nag river.
thanx…yeah, i have a pic of the Varanasi Railway station which i will post later and that is strange indeed…you’ll look at it and tell me what is strange about it…ok? 
its Bhagya Nagar