Change of name won t make much of a difference, say citizens

Change of name won t make much of a difference, say citizens
Bengaluru will do good to City: Numerologist
AS per numerological predictions, renaming Bangalore to Bengaluru will bring luck to the citizens and the City will see better development.
Vijay Times

According to City-based numerologist J Sampath, the name Bangalore was under the influence of number 29 and ruled by Moon and Mars whereas the new name Bengaluru is under the influence of number 33 and ruled by the planet Venus.

"Interestingly, the new name (Bengaluru) has two English alphabets U which increases the influence Venus has over the name. Activities related to dance, music, films, advertising and creativity will be much more after the City is renamed," he observes.

"Further, food, beverages, hotel, hospitality , entertainment and amusement related industries will do well in Bengaluru and more number of multi-national companies will set up base in the City ," Sampath adds.

"The City will grow both horizontally and vertically and is going to be a world class centre for medical treatment and entertainment, " he claimed.


G V enkata Subbaiah, a litterateur and linguistic It doesn’t make any difference to Bangaloreans in general and Kannadigas in particular . It matters only in terms of pronunciation. However , it has made no difference to Kannada. Be it for writing or pronouncing.

Still, there is confusion over whether to call Bangalore as Bengalooru or Bengaluru. It depends on the gazette notification and the discretion of the public.

He also reiterated that the word Bengaluru was in use even before Bangalore was called Bendakaluru. Noted poet G S Shivarudrappa The new name does not make any difference to Kannada. The change is only applicable to English alone. The Britishers had changed the name to Bangalore as it was convenient for them to pronounce it that way . V atal Nagaraj Kannada activist and president of Kannada Chaluvali V atal Paksha said no historical difference could be expected by merely changing the word Bangalore to Bengaluru. Had the Chief Minister chosen a word that was phonetically different from that of Bangalore, it could have been a debatable issue. As pronunciation of Bengaluru is more or less similar to that of pronunciation of Bangalore, it won’t have an impact.

For instance, Madras was changed to Chennai. This had an impact as the names sound different.

A mere change in name will not have any impact on our culture either . Ashish Ballal, former Hockey player Instead of changing the name of the City , I think the Government should concentrate on more serious issues. Bangalore is a global City now and it took almost 40 to 50 years for it to achieve what it is now . Thus, changing Bangalore to Bengaluru can affect its brand image. Mahesh Dattani, theatre personality Bangalore is not the first City that’s going to have its name changed. If Cities like Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata have not been affected because of a name change, there is nothing much to worry about Bangalore also. M S Thimmappa, Vice Chancellor There is nothing wrong in correcting a name that was corrupted by foreigners. Thanks to the media, it won’t take long for Bengaluru to get its share of recognition. Archbishop of Bangalore, Bernard Moras This change in name will show the Kannada touch and it will satisfy our feelings. Bringing back the name ’Bengaluru’, which existed in the14th century , gives a good feeling. It is like a right to our heritage. I don’t think this change of name will make much of a difference to the image of the City as the pronunciation of the new name is not very different from the old one. U R Ananthamurthy , Jnanapeet awardee I am happy . Because, this way , everyone will at least learn one Kannada word. Everyone has so much to take from this City . So, let them get a taste of Kannada as well. Sunil Raoh, actor What’s in a name? As long as elements like infrastructure and the facilities in the City are in place, people’s perspective of the City won’t really change. This change of name is good overall, as it gives a desi, cultural and linguistic flavour to this cosmo hub. This pre-colonial name of the City brings about the essence of Kannada and the Kannadigas.

Speaking to BVT , Mayor Mumtaz Begum said a meeting may be held to decide on the date of Bangalore City Corporation (BCC) Council meeting. The monthly meeting would be held at end of this month. As per directions from Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, the matter would be placed before the BCC Council meeting for recording and ratification. Later , it would be sent to the government for approval. Mumtaz also said that hencefor th, the BCC would also be called the Bengaluru City Corporation.