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Renaming cities

  • Port Blair to be renamed Sri Vijaya Puram

    Port Blair to be renamed Sri Vijaya Puram

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 13, 2024 · 06:22 pm
  • A new book asks why a particular set of cities in India being renamed (and other related questions)

    A new book asks why a particular set of cities in India being renamed (and other related questions)

    Ziya Us Salam
    · Dec 12, 2023 · 08:30 am
  • No Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan? Implemented fully, BJP’s Hindutva renaming will wipe out a lot of India

    No Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan? Implemented fully, BJP’s Hindutva renaming will wipe out a lot of India

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Nov 20, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • If the name 'Bombay' was erased for being a relic of colonial rule, why do we still use 'India'?

    If the name 'Bombay' was erased for being a relic of colonial rule, why do we still use 'India'?

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 24, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • Gurgaon to Gurugram: It's the symbolic coupling of Hindutva and development

    Gurgaon to Gurugram: It's the symbolic coupling of Hindutva and development

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Apr 19, 2016 · 04:30 pm