Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Absolutely none at all...But some people are going to make money since officially they need to change names here and there , other than that nothing much is achieved,I have a feeling that politicians do this to keep themselves in news..

I agree..all the landmarks, every sign board will have to be changed in all the cities where names have been changed. Other than this I don't see any benefit for commoners.

@Sunil51: If the Brits misspelt the original names, why wasn't it changed soon after they quit India..why now? Don't you think it is too late to react for us Indians.

I Like Kolkata more than Calcutta any day. Would you convince people in Bengal to go back to Calcutta?

I can't convince, and I won't, same goes for all states and cities, it is nothing but regionalism.

That's what we call respect for our own names. There is nothing associated like regionalism with any of that.
Do you know how all Bengali surnames were changed by Brits? You must be aware of the real surnames used before Brit period for sure. All the Banerjees, Mukerjees, Chaterjees and Ghosh etc are only shortened surnames. :)

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Absolutely none at all...But some people are going to make money since officially they need to change names here and there , other than that nothing much is achieved,I have a feeling that politicians do this to keep themselves in news..

I agree..all the landmarks, every sign board will have to be changed in all the cities where names have been changed. Other than this I don't see any benefit for commoners.

@Sunil51: If the Brits misspelt the original names, why wasn't it changed soon after they quit India..why now? Don't you think it is too late to react for us Indians.

I Like Kolkata more than Calcutta any day. Would you convince people in Bengal to go back to Calcutta?

I can't convince, and I won't, same goes for all states and cities, it is nothing but regionalism.

That's what we call respect for our own names. There is nothing associated like regionalism with any of that.
Do you know how all Bengali surnames were changed by Brits? You must be aware of the real surnames used before Brit period for sure. All the Banerjees, Mukerjees, Chaterjees and Ghosh etc are only shortened surnames. :)

Yes, I am aware how Brits anglicized all our surnames for their convenience..in this regard...all anglicized names should be modified but the answer to the thread post is still the same..it doesn't bring any improvement for sure.

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Absolutely none at all...But some people are going to make money since officially they need to change names here and there , other than that nothing much is achieved,I have a feeling that politicians do this to keep themselves in news..

I agree..all the landmarks, every sign board will have to be changed in all the cities where names have been changed. Other than this I don't see any benefit for commoners.

@Sunil51: If the Brits misspelt the original names, why wasn't it changed soon after they quit India..why now? Don't you think it is too late to react for us Indians.

I Like Kolkata more than Calcutta any day. Would you convince people in Bengal to go back to Calcutta?

I can't convince, and I won't, same goes for all states and cities, it is nothing but regionalism.

That's what we call respect for our own names. There is nothing associated like regionalism with any of that.
Do you know how all Bengali surnames were changed by Brits? You must be aware of the real surnames used before Brit period for sure. All the Banerjees, Mukerjees, Chaterjees and Ghosh etc are only shortened surnames. :)

Yes, I am aware how Brits anglicized all our surnames for their convenience..in this regard...all anglicized names should be modified but the answer to the thread post is still the same..it doesn't bring any improvement for sure.

If you're so sure then what is the use of this discussion?

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

I sense a peculiar heading to this thread, how is naming city in coloqual language is related with any improvement in the first place and the changing of name is suitable for locals as they have been calling it in their langauge, like my state, we called it Odisha since ages but earlier it was Orissa and now changed it perhaps few months back, so it is convenient for locals and locals stay there most of times.

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

I sense a peculiar heading to this thread, how is naming city in coloqual language is related with any improvement in the first place and the changing of name is suitable for locals as they have been calling it in their langauge, like my state, we called it Odisha since ages but earlier it was Orissa and now changed it perhaps few months back, so it is convenient for locals and locals stay there most of times.

That's what it matters. How the locals use it without feeling odd is the main criteria otherwise changing names makes no difference but only creates confusion esp if done to please a particular political party or communal section.

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Changing the name of any city does not bring any change or improvement in itself, but adds to the confusion initially and only satisfies the ego of people who wanted a more localized version of the name of the city.

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Changing the name of any city does not bring any change or improvement in itself, but adds to the confusion initially and only satisfies the ego of people who wanted a more localized version of the name of the city.

I couldnot agree more. Obviously, such change in name may satisfy locals but creates confusion worldwide. The new names are difficult to pronounce. But local are very adamant. I remember that Marathis often lost temper when someoy mentioned 'Mumbai' instead of ol name 'Bombay'. I wonder how the Martahis would react to the songs- 'jara hat ke jara bach
h ke yeh hai Bombay meri John.' , 'Main bambai ka baabu naam mera anjaana'.

But it is okay to change names when the names used by British are not commnly accepted. For example, the city 'Mathura' was spelt as 'Muttra' and 'Kanpur' as 'cawnpore'.

Now Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru. What will happen if changing a name. is there any crime going to occur less due to that name change.?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/It-is-official-Bangalore-becomes-Bengaluru/articleshow/45000684.cms

Changing the name of any city does not bring any change or improvement in itself, but adds to the confusion initially and only satisfies the ego of people who wanted a more localized version of the name of the city.

I couldnot agree more. Obviously, such change in name may satisfy locals but creates confusion worldwide. The new names are difficult to pronounce. But local are very adamant. I remember that Marathis often lost temper when someoy mentioned 'Mumbai' instead of ol name 'Bombay'. I wonder how the Martahis would react to the songs- 'jara hat ke jara bach
h ke yeh hai Bombay meri John.' , 'Main bambai ka baabu naam mera anjaana'.

But it is okay to change names when the names used by British are not commnly accepted. For example, the city 'Mathura' was spelt as 'Muttra' and 'Kanpur' as 'cawnpore'.

And no one says LUCK NOW to my city as spelled by Brits but it's still LAKHNAU for all of us :laugh: