Scattered Thoughts

Saturday, November 04, 2006

A journey from Bangalore to Bengaluru

On the 50th birthday of the state on 1st Nov 2006, the government decides that the name of the cities has become a bit too old and needs to undergo a change. So now there is no more of "Bangalore" but a "bengaluru"(Spelt as bun-gaa-loo-roo).. No Mangalore but a "Mangaluru". No more of Mysore but a Mysuru....
Aarrghhh! How i hate the new names.. ! Some people are such maniacs.. why would they want to change the name of the IT hub in India?! People all over the world know about Bangalore.. How are they going to relate to bengaluru? How are they even gonna spell it! Its such a tongue twister!
And all this happens in the name of 'Public Interest'. What public are they talking about.. Ask any sane citizen and he'll give you a dozen reasons of why we love it for what it is! The Govt just wants to get back in time by over 200 yrs... than move ahead! Bewakoof log! I haven't changed my outlook signature yet.. and i dont plan to in the near future! sometimes i think.. maybe people will just get used to it.. Like they have with Mumbai .. and chennai.. no one says Bombay or Madras now.. Maybe someday no one will remember Bangalore.. :(
:( wish it were not like this.

Someone is playing this in background..

Hone hone de nasha..khone khone ko hai kya?
Ek saans me pee ja.. Zara zindagi chadha..
hai yeh toh ek jashn, tu thirakne de kadam..
abhi saanso main hai dum, abhi chalne de sitam

nice song from Rang De basanti...

Posted by Aarti :: 4:15 PM :: 2 comments