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Bangalore Rechristened
By: Tupaki Desk | 18 Oct 2014 9:05 AM GMT
A proposal made for changing the name of Bangalore to its more native version Bengaluru in 2005 has become a reality after nine years. The central government has approved the renaming of 12 Karnataka cities, eight years after the first proposal by the state government was put forth.
According to new pattern Bangalore is all set to become Bengaluru, Mangalore will be called Mangaluru, and Mysore will be renamed to Mysuru.The Ministry of Home Affairs formally cleared the proposal on Friday.
The other name changes are as follows - Bellary will be called Ballari, Belgaum will be renamed Belagavi, while Hubli will become Hubballi. Tumkur will become Tumakuru (Tumkur), Bijapur to Vijapura, Chikmagalur to Chikkamagaluru, Gulbarga to Kalaburagi, Hospet to Hosapete and Shimoga will now be known as Shivamogga.
On November 1 this year Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is expected to officially announce changes to the names of 12 cities in the state. The new Kannada names are likely to bring a cheer to native speakers of the language
According to new pattern Bangalore is all set to become Bengaluru, Mangalore will be called Mangaluru, and Mysore will be renamed to Mysuru.The Ministry of Home Affairs formally cleared the proposal on Friday.
The other name changes are as follows - Bellary will be called Ballari, Belgaum will be renamed Belagavi, while Hubli will become Hubballi. Tumkur will become Tumakuru (Tumkur), Bijapur to Vijapura, Chikmagalur to Chikkamagaluru, Gulbarga to Kalaburagi, Hospet to Hosapete and Shimoga will now be known as Shivamogga.
On November 1 this year Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is expected to officially announce changes to the names of 12 cities in the state. The new Kannada names are likely to bring a cheer to native speakers of the language
