Bangalore to be renamed to Bengaluru ?
December 11th, 2005 at 11:20pm
Now sure how serious this is!. They are planning on renaming Bangalore to Bengaluru. That’s how you pronounce Bangalore in Kannada.
Link : Bangalore to be re-named Bengaluru (and here)
This is what the above article says…
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh told reporters in Gulbarga on Sunday that he had asked the chief secretary to take steps for renaming Bangalore.
He said Kannadigas were calling the city as Bengaluru but taking an Anglicised form, it became Bangalore.
Dharam recalled that a suggestion to call the city as Bengaluru had emanated at a meeting of prominent Kannada litterateurs he had called recently to seek their views on celebrating the golden jubilee of the formation of the state of Karnataka.
Well, if this is true, then Bangalore would be the 4th major city in India to undergo a name change. First it was Bombay to Mumbai, second was Madras to Chennai, third was Calcutta to Kolkotta.
So, would the next one be Bangalore to Bengaluru ?
Personally, I strongly feel that the government should give more stress to important matters related to development, infrastructure, rural reform etc. It should not get into overheads like these. Renaming Bangalore to Bengaluru wont make the city any better.
My friend Harsh asked me, ……. Is Mangalore next ? Since it sounds like Bangalore. But, in case of Mangalore, renaming wont be that simple I guess. Why ? Its because, Mangalore has different names in different languages!
In Kannada, its known as Mangaluru (like Bengaluru)
In Konkani, its known as Kodiyal
In Tulu, people call it by the name of Kudla
Malayali people use the term Mangalapuram!
And since Kannada is not what majority of people speak in Mangalore, I seriously doubt it would be called Mangaluru. (i.e., if and when it would be renamed!)
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i totally oppose.. mangaluru…. its really funny to here… oz v tuluvas staying here from our birth here v use tulu v play tulu v talk tulu v enjoy tulu.. V R TULUVAS NOT KANNADIGAS. lik kannadigas even v do hv rites to use our language.. its not tat v r from other planet or some thin lik tat.. v human beings lik tem even v do hv our own culture , language , script every thing… main solution to such kind of issue.. is TULUNADU STATE DAS ALL
JAI TULUNADU JAI TULUNADU SANE…
Comment by sam — July 12, 2008 #
I support separate state for Tulunadu . Separate state has to be formed joining Udupi , S.canara , Kasargod & Western parts of Chikmangalore , Hassan & Shimoga.
Comment by MANJU — October 21, 2008 #
take mangaluru away frm us by d name tullunaadu if u all really have guts,
generation now a days are getting fanatic
which leads to a great destruction of indian culture and heritage.
LISTEN ALL TULLUVAS, AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING THE NUISENSE IN THIS SITE!!!!!
IF U WERE IN TAMI;LNAD AND JUST IMAGINE UR POSITION
I`M REALLY SAD THAT SUCH SILLY THINGS BCOM GREAT
NEWS IN SITES
LIKE DIS
COMEONE GUYS NO MORE JOKING HA
Comment by JAI KARNATAKA — August 17, 2009 #
I understand the frustration of tuluvas, dont blame kannadigas for ur problem. it is highly impossible to create a separate state for tulu people and moreover ur numbers are diminishing year by year.
lets see who demands for separate state. we will kick all of u out of karnataka.
Comment by jagadeesha — October 16, 2009 #