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 Just when you thought you no longer had to cast your mind to remember names of states and cities across the country, comes yet another change in nomenclature-- a tongue twister that perhaps is more 'politically-correct'.
Orissa has been renamed as Odisha and the language Oriya is now Odia.
So, what's in a name? While Shiv Sena turned Bombay to Mumbai and similar political compulsions changed Calcutta to Kolkata, our history is replete with examples of regional demands for name changing. Be it that of the state, the language, a street or a chowk.
Does changing the names of states, cities, really help assert regional identity? Join the debate on Verdict, tonight at 8:30 pm on NDTV 24x7.
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Posted by chityala ravinder on Thursday, October 29, 2009
, Bikaner
It's nothing but it shows strength of the political parties of that state .They also would like to show their hold on people.If some parties have changed the names of some states what is the guarantee that the parties who will come in future won't change the existing names.
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Posted by SarojaBalasubramanian on Thursday, October 29, 2009
, kolar.
Changing the name is bererly political stunt.Wecan concentrate on more urgent matters of our nation.
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Posted by Karthik on Thursday, October 29, 2009
, Köln, Germany
I think if the center stops its mindless hindi chauvinism and stops naming its schemes with long unpronounceable names like "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana", the regional states will stop their equally mindless regional chauvinism.
(when was the last time central govt used a non-hindi, non-english name for any of its naming procedures?)
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Posted by Priya Aggrawal on Thursday, October 29, 2009
, Bangalore
No, by changing name it will lead to regionalism.The best example is Maharashtra. We have to make people understand to be in unity.
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Posted by Shobhan on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
, Pune
The name of the state that we call Odisha has been Kalinga, Utkala previously with more or less the same territory as Orissa is. All these three names are derived from Sanshkrit. From childhood we have studied the name as 'Odisha' which was mis-spelled as 'Orissa' by the British. This change of name was long due and this should not be raised or objected as this is not like renaming 'Bombay' to 'Mumbai'. Hope all these news channels and people do some research before criticizing anything and everything.
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Posted by Mayoor Bhatia on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
, Mumbai
Changing names to suit local flavour is just a ploy to assert regional chauvinism. Otherwise, what significant benefit is derived for the common man by merely changing the name of the place? Regionalism is taking precedence over nationalism, which is really a tragedy.
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Posted by Kirti Mishra on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
, Delhi
Constitution should be amended so that any such change could take place only with the assent of whole nation and not just by legislature of concerned state. This will maintain national consistency over regionalism.
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Posted by Seshagiri Row Karry on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
, Hyderabad
Not only helps,but also aggravates regional chauvinism.
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Posted by SarojaBalasubramanian, Kolar on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
, kolar.
Changing the name of a state or a city is only the political stunt.Instead of that we can concentrate on the more urgent matters of our nation.
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Posted by Sravana Ramachandran, Ooty on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
, Ooty
It is a ploy for the politicians to win over the regional, religious, local culturual sentiments of the people there by boosting they stand for the people. But poverty remains as it is, if not widening its base.
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