It's official : Mangalore to be renamed as 'Mangaluru'

Fri, Oct 17 2014 09:54:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) : Eight years after it received a proposal from Karnataka government, the Centre today cleared renaming 12 cities and towns of the state including Belgaum as Belagavi and Bangalore as Bengaluru, Mangalore as Mangaluru.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave his approval to the proposal of the Karnataka government made on October 27, 2006 to change the names of the 12 towns and cities in consonance with their pronunciation in Kannada language. Karnataka and Maharashtra, where the Assembly elections had just concluded, are locked in a boundary row over Belgaum.

The Karnataka government had taken the decision to rechristen these cities on the occasion of the golden jubilee of formation of the state of Karnataka on November one, 2006.

The Home Minister's nod came after Survey of India, Ministry of Railways, Department of Posts, Ministry of Science and Technology and Intelligence Bureau have given their No Objection and clearance for the change in the nomenclature of the identified cities.

Besides Bangalore and Belgaum, the other cities and towns which will be known by new names(which are in brackets) are Mangalore(Mangaluru), Bellary(Ballari), Bijapur(Vijapura), Chikmagalur(Chikkamagaluru), Gulbarga(Kalaburagi), Mysore(Mysure), Hospet(Hosapete), Shimoga(Shivamogga), Hubli (Hubballi) and Tumkur(Tumakuru).

Instructions have also been issued for rechristening the post offices and Railway stations, a Union Home Ministry oficial said.

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John Tauro , M'lore / Kuwait
Mon, Oct 20 2014
Why these unnecessary arguments over names of cities and towns? Why can’t a city or town have different names in different languages? For instance the French called England as Angleterre, Germany as Allemagne and Spain as Espagne. Similarly Mumbai (in Marathi) & Bambai (in Hindi) are still known as Bombay in foreign countries. India is called Bharat in Hindi and both are officially accepted in the respective languages. Therefore, why can’t both Mangalore, Bangalore & Belgaum (in English) and Mangaluru, Bengaluru & Belgavi (in Kannada) be officially accepted?

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mohan amin, Mumbai
Sun, Oct 19 2014
a Rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

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ರವಿ ಬಿ ಶೇಣವ, ಮಂಗಳೂರು
Sun, Oct 19 2014
ಎಲ್ಲ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕುಗಳು, ಎಲ್‌ಐ‌ಸಿ, ಅಂಚೆ-ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಇವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹಿಂದಿ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 'ಮಂಗಲೂರ್' ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತವೆ. ಹಿಂದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ 'ಳ' ಮತ್ತು 'ಣ' ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು ಇರುವಾಗ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕುಗಳು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಎಂದು ಬರೆಯುವ ಬದಲು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಮಂಗಲೂರು ಎಂದು ಬರೆಯುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಬೇಕು. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರದ ಹೆಸರನ್ನೂ ಹಿಂದಿಯವರು 'ಬೆಂಗಲೂರ್' ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇದನ್ನೂ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು.
ಅಣ್ಣಾ ಹಜಾರೆಯವರ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು 'ಅನ್ನಾ' ಹಜಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಹಿಂದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬರೆದು ಹಿಂದಿ ಮೀಡಿಯಾದವರು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅವಮಾನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವಶಾತ್ ಯಾರೂ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ !!

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Rajesh, Uchil
Sat, Oct 18 2014
It is always Mangaluru in Kannada.
We have studied in Kannada Medium.
For all British people in this column this is the answer - This is as per Kannada Grammar, when you combine Mangala (Named after famous temple situated in this place Uru (Place or city) = Mangaluru.

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a.naik, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Utter waste of TIME ,MONEY,MATERIAL,this name changing sickness in our country should be put a brake on ,silly people . There are really thousands of serious problems we are facing in our country please wake up. Please would somebody start a SOCIAL MEDIA PROTEST against this name change ,PLEASE...

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navel dsouza, kemmannu/mumbai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
the best name is MANGA-LURU.

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Rohit,
Sat, Oct 18 2014
In this madness to rename all the streets, cities and towns in our country, maybe 10 years from now, Mangaluru will become Mangauru.

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Mrs. AF D'Souza, Kundapur/Mumbai.,
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Mangalapuram, Kodial, Maikala, Mangalore, Kudla, now Mangaluru. Is it final or after 50years again renaming as ......?

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Krishna, karkala
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Manglure is a kannada name.
Since the local language is Tulu, Kudla would have been more appropriate.

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Truely Mangalorean, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
@ Dinesh Poojary,

Please note that, the above proposal was sent by the then govt of H D Kumaraswamy. not present Siddu govt. And now this proposal is accepted by your so called favourite(FEKU) Modi govt. Dont simply blame on Present Karnataka Govt. Please read and understand the news properly before commenting on it.

Actually we don't need the change in the name of our city. No one asked for it. We need better infrastructures, Rasthe Bhagya, Railu Bhagya, Udyoga Bhagya, That is the need of the hour. Not this HESARU BADALISUVA BHAGYA.

Guys, Every language has its own characteristics and features. And it should be like that itself. Nothing should be imposed on any language at any cost. That is the beauty of every language. No one calls Mangalooru as Mangalore in KANNADA language. Also officially it is called MANGALOORU itself in Kannada. Also Official name for Mangalore in ENGLISH is MANGALORE. No one likes to call it as MANGALOORU in English. Afterall change of cities name will not make any development. If it is forced or imposed on the people, There in no difference in PRAJAPRABHUTHWA RAJ and COMMUNIST RAJ.

If these people think that, by changing the name of a city into kannada, they can come out from british mindset, Then surely thay can demolish all the railway, road, bridges, hospitals, dams, Universities and all infrastructure provided by the then british government. Are they ready for it?

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Ranjith, udupi
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Udupi should also be changed to "I-do-pee"..

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Rems, Qatar
Sat, Oct 18 2014
I am not surprised at the opposition to 'Mangaluru' specially from fellow Mangalorean Catholics. This is more to do with our mindset than practicality of changing names. Most will dislike what I am saying, but there is actually sense in changing names of Indian cities to their native names.

Few years ago Madras became Chennai. It sounded stupid at that time, but the name stuck on because people of Tamilnadu wanted to call their city its native name rather than British name. Now we may feel stupid to call it Madras. Names of most cities in Karnataka are left overs of semi cooked British names. For example, what is Belgaum ? Natives call it Belagavi and it is appropriate that official name be Belagavi. Names like Mercara, Coorg, Shimoga are all remnants of British rule. The names don't make any sense. It is rude to enforce these names on its natives who actually don't use those names. Mangaluru may sound unfashionable now, but wait for a year or two, Mangaluru will blend very well into the system just like Bengaluru. By the way Bengaluru has become very acceptable so what's the problem with Mangaluru ?

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JR,
Sat, Oct 18 2014
REALLY A BIG ACHIEVEMENT BY CONGI'S & THE DEVELOPEMENT STATE HAS EVER SEEN.

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geoffrey, hat hill
Sat, Oct 18 2014
If you ask any Bangaloren (sorry, Bengaluruean) 'where's Pulikeshi Nagara?' you're likely to be looked at, as if you're from Mars. Where as if, if you ask where's Fraser Town? you'll certainly be given right directions. Moral of the story is the natives always prefer the name that they are used to. Changing the name doesn't make anyone more patriotic. It's just that some of our good for nothing politicians like themselves to be remembered as the persons behind renaming as they they don't have anything else to claim credit about.

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Raj Shetty, Mangalore or Mangaluru
Sat, Oct 18 2014
What is wrong with all the people.. what has name got to do with anything..changing name of the city does not change the mentality of the people..first try to get law and order in place and then try to make changes.. what was wrong with 'MANGALORE'??.. i still dont get it..

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shiva shetty, Kateel / DXB
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Why Mangaluru? make it Kudla official.

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arshad, mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Don't worry guys, what ever they do we wil use the same name our mangalore.

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prem, moodbidri
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Mangalore is international name. In Australia (Victoria)too, there is "Mangalore".
Awesome name, should not be changed on official papers. But for us locals, it is always "namma mangaluru".

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Vellano1, Mumbai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
This DOngi COngi NM is happy when he reads history and when he comes to know INDIRA GANDHI started "VAANAR SENA" in 1930s.... he has remained a VAANAR SENA eversince, so he thinks, MANGALURU is a place of MANGAs!!! Ignore karo..!

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N.M, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
@ this bharat jala party's paid internet karsevak aka vellano has lost his black belt for his 1948 khaki Shorts...

Can someone please help him and show him the way to the nearest rehab center aka RSS shakha in Bombay?

#BJPBlackMoneyDhokha

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Ranjith, udupi
Sat, Oct 18 2014
instead of Mangaluru, maybe they can change to Manganese?

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farooque/khobar, KHOBAR/MANGALORE
Sat, Oct 18 2014
WINE LABEL CHANGED..IN MANGALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOROOOOOOOOO

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farooque/khobar, KHOBAR/MANGALORE
Sat, Oct 18 2014
we're not from chennai express we're mangaluru express watta a stupid name its was....

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farooque/khobar, KHOBAR/MANGALORE
Sat, Oct 18 2014
my tongue was saying mangalore not mangaluru i can't pronounce.

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Mark, Kudla
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Dear all kudla the dostilay. (friends)
My view is
Why not we all KUDLA people take initiative to stop this name changing non-sense. And if really need to change the name, then let change as KUDLA
99% kudla people are talking tullu and every corner of our people know the Tulu language. And still in Tulu we call the manglore as KUDLA.
We have so many organizations (Hindu, Christian, and Muslim) why not we conduct a morcha and strongly oppose the name changing. End of the day by changing the name our hard paid tax money is wasting.
And all our records (our education certificate, ration card, voter card, pan card, marriage certificate, passport etc.) need to change. And it is a big project & big money (our tax paid money.)
We demand to our gov’t, (our MP’s & MLA’s) the money using for name change to be used for our Mangalore development (Roads, water, Power, etc.)
I also request to our KUDLA lover lawyers to file suit for name changing in Supreme Court.
This is my view.
Real son of Kudla

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Don't blame center for this, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Please don't blame Modi or BJP for this. 8 years back, it was Dharam singh and now, it is Siddu. Another person to be blamed for this is late UR Ananthmurthy and his short sightedness

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Mark, udyavara
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Better still to call it as "manga-gala-ooru". Politicians & crack people have nothing else to do in this country!

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Ajit, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
If Mangaluru was the original name before British changed it, why is not used by locals. Just try making a few sentences in Tulu using Mangaluru instead of Kudla, it sounds funny. The name Mangaluru doesn't go well with any of our local languages. So again, No matter what government does, the locals will continue to call it what they have been doing it for years. Nobody can change that.

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John DSouza, Belman/Bejai/Qatar
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Use the name as you feel comfortable but implement a concept change, which can make a World of Difference.
Instead of carrying and moving, just pull and roll the burden on wheels, to save billions of dollars from fuel and crores of rupees from oil subsidies and be a Developed Nation.
Necessity is to the change the mindset (instead behaving like blind, deaf and dumb), not the name.

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Alwyn, mlore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
"KUDLA" would have been nice and meaningful for all mangalorens..

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FAZIL, DXB
Sat, Oct 18 2014
After some time our stupid poli -ticians will demand to change as KUDALA...

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Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Maybe now they start to think, to change our Bajpe (Mangalore) Airport to like Vajpayee...Bajpayee...something like this..A free gift anyway.

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Ajit, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Very well explained Raj. Guys, The days are not far when we lose our identities. See how names have been changing over the years Ubar to Uppinangady, Aruva to Aladangady, Belther to Belthangady. Karla to Karkala. Sad to see this happening.

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John DSouza, Belman/Bejai/Qatar
Sat, Oct 18 2014
What we gain by changing the beautiful historic names and how we can be comfortable to follow the silly error of centuries, which burns the economy, spoils the environment and hinders development?

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Mangaluru sounds fit for a village not a city.. Flower rose, by any name, will have same fragrance.

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balanna, Mangalore / Dubai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Even after so many years Airport Code nos of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta etc remain the same.

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John DSouza, Belman/Bejai/Qatar
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Name change is money waste and blame game is time waste, but a concept change can give a rapid revolution of incredible solutions, with amazing benefits.
Why we face severe problems, by carrying the bullock cart on wheels since a couple of centuries?
If all cannot jump to well to follow a fool, why we blindly have been following the silly error, since such a long time?

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jeevan, mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Good for nothing...

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Shekar Moily Padebettu, Udupi/India
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Honorable union home minister Rajnath Singhji,one must appreciate your work of changing the names of some cities.So ridiculous.Don't you have any other works other than these changing the names of cities?What does it makes difference? Of course I do believe that change is always bitter,nobody wants to accept it but sometimes it is inevitable.But in this case it was not inevitable and this is deliberate and politically motivated.You know how awkward it looks to pronouns the present new names.Better you concentrate on other burning national issues like border issues,developmental issues,infrastructure,food,clothing,education etc.Don't waste on petty minor things like this.Is there any national benefit by changing the names? Then it is acceptable.Let the names as it is.It sounds better and sweet.don't waste money from the national exchequer on unwanted things and try to earn a name and fame.RIDICULOUS

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Roshan, bedra
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Let us hope the new name bring down the crime rate, goondagiri in our beloved mangalore.

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B Krishna, Mangluru
Sat, Oct 18 2014
as a compromise formula between konkani , kannada, tulu language, mangalore can be renamed as 'Mangalaaburamm'....

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balanna, Mangalore / Dubai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
It is going to remain Mangalur in Kannada, Mangalore in English, Kudla in Tulu, Maikala in Beary, Kodiyal in Konkani etc for ever. No force on earth can change this.

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Roshan, Dubai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Why Mangaluru?? Why not Kudla?? WHy Siddu woke up? Why we voted for Congress... !!!! Will anyone Vote again for changing name for this stupid govt????

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shiva shetty, Kateel / DXB
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Start reading other news stuff too you will come to know more about the other achievement also. Good luck.

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Ashok Kotian, Mangalore / Mumbai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Utter Stupidity & waste of public money.Don't our politicians has a better works? Of what use is this change of name? We will always call Mangalore as Mangalore only as we call Mumbai as Bombay. We need to change our thinking and not names to make our country a better place to live.

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Veena, Moodbidri
Sat, Oct 18 2014
What difference does it make? Instead wasting money on changing names, try to provide some basic necessities for people.

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Shaun, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
If a fool decides to jump in a well, will we follow that fool into the well? Its just politics, and a waste of resources. Calling a chair kursi in English defies logic.

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Thomas Pascal Andrade, Valencia / Toronto
Sat, Oct 18 2014
This is nothing but the height of stupidity. Why are we spending time and energy in changing the beautiful names into something that only a handful people like? Will changing the name make any difference in the development of the place? The names should be such that everyone including outsiders pronounce it correctly. I would like to know what names these people have kept to their children. Someone rightly said “Bele danthina Aac... baaleda pi... kettiye”.

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Shiva, Udupi / Qatar
Sat, Oct 18 2014
When Banglore,Madras, culcutta, Orissa can become Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkota and Odisha respectively, why not Manglore to Mangaluru? Welcome decision..

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michael, mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
On popular demand, Indian edition of oxford dictionary should spell politician as "polytician" to truly reflect the character of these useless breed of people

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Ajit, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
British anglicized everything. now Kannadiagas Kannadiazing (kannadikarana) everything. Please arise and stop this nonsense !!!

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This is Kannada conspiracy!!, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
This is a big Kannada conspiracy. I will request all the mangaloreans to oppose this imposition of Kannada on non kannada people region. They want to suppress all languages of Karnataka. They started with making primary medium if instruction as Kannada. Fortunately, the supreme court of India quashed that idea. Let us whatever, we can to stop this nonsense.

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
FIRST GENUINE ACHIEVEMENT IN 100 DAYS ...

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Vishal D Souza, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Is this a welfare measure for the general public? It's all bull $#it, crazy things. Do we need to elect Governments by spending crores & crores of tax payer money for doing this job?

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Lancy Noronha, Bellore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Crazy!!!
Pls try to "smart city" yaar!!
Also more "SWATCH MANGALORE" with innovations instead maglur/domlur!!!!

Lancy Noronha -"Sangeeth Ras"
"MOGA -SAGOR-KONKAN GEETH MALA"

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Narayanan Laxmanan, Udupi
Sat, Oct 18 2014
They used to say it was the British who used to divide and rule..
Looks like our politicians are following the same..
by changing names of cities...

We wanted good development in our area.. not the changing of names..

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Ranjith, udupi
Sat, Oct 18 2014
With SRS, Bajrang Dal, and other right wing organizations creating public disturbances on a daily basis, better to change the city name to "MANGAGALAURU"

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Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D., QC, mangalore, ottawa
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Defenders of "all English" are speaking out!!
why not wipe out the colonial vestiges still in the hearts and minds of many so-called enlightened people!

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Thomas, MaNgAlOrE
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Dr. Mohan Prabhu,
The defender of Kannada, what are you doing in an English soil? Come and serve the Kannadigas, who need your service.

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hans, udupi
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Yes! We should wipe out all the colonial vestiges and close down the embassy's of every western country so that no more Indian s emigrate to the West. All our brilliant youngsters have already emigrated to the West from Karnataka. More want to if they get the chance. Then why this pointless exercise in renaming ?

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sdza, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Mohan Prabhu is so proud to be in Ottawa, that hes made a choice of mentioning it in his name/place!! Hypocrites!

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Revati, india/USA
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Why change the name now, like Bangaluru, Mangaluru etc.. Why we have to say or like those "oorus". Still we call Bangalore or Manglore(Mangalore). What is next? udupi is Udupu?.
Work on providing electricity, better roads and water to all residents. My opinion.

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Vikram Aditya Rao, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Do you write 'Manglore' in Kannada? If in Kannada it is 'Mangaluru', why can't we spell it the same way in English too? After all, these were created by the Britishers, who definitely anglicized these local names to suit their English accents - so, there is no harm in reverting to their original in my opinion...

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ad, mangloor
Sat, Oct 18 2014
mangaluru or mangala ooru, or mangagala ooru or mangana ooru- all fit well indeed

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Don, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Rename Karnataka as Mahauru and the res will be ...... Mangalore(Mangaluru), Bellary(Balluru), Bijapur(Vijapuru), Chikmagalur(Chikkamagaluru), Gulbarga(Kalaburu), Mysore(Mysuru), Hospet(Hosapeturu), Shimoga(Shivamoguru), Hubli (Hubbaluru) and Tumkur(Tumakuru)

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Syed, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Why???? Why??? :-(

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Ayes P., Mangalore/KSA
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Crazy people change the beautiful names instead of development works. If they want to change the name then better to change it to KUDLA instead of Mangaluru.

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Vinod, Kudla & Muscat
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Kudla & Kudla

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Sharif, Mularpatna/azadnagara
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Its nothing but stupidity... name nothing going to be change in development. its money making mind of some politicians... Great!!!! as if some great changes happend... Dear all politician don't spoil your precious time by doin this kind of stupidities... concentration on development...only development.

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Hubert D'souza, Mangalore Dubai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Please Change Their Personal Name,Not To Our Mangalore!!!!!!!!!Mangalore Is Famous Name Throughout The World

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Stan, Udupi/Dubai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
It should be spelled as Mangalooru instead of Mangaluru

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Harish Hegde, Mangalore/Aramco
Sat, Oct 18 2014
LoL!! these damm names sound's so funny...This is the only development we will have i guess so.

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Bsatheesh, udupi/dubai
Sat, Oct 18 2014
What type of development is this.Instead think on proper road,busstops.Whats happening here.

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paul dsouza, balakunje
Sat, Oct 18 2014
INSTEAD MANGAGALAOORU SUITS & FITS PROPERLY.KEEP UP GOOD STUPID WORK.

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Sneha, MANGALORE
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Mangalore, respectful Mangalore and nothing but beautiful Mangalore.

If renamed, let Gujarat be Gujju Rathi and Siddu be Nidde Ramaiah!!!

PIL pleeeeeeeeeease, by the beloved Mangaloreans!!!!!!

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Abdullah Amin, Udupi / Bahrain
Fri, Oct 17 2014
NO NO NO NO NEVER AND NEVER.

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oswald lobo, mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
It is not good news for mangloreans.what is the use of changing the name.First develop yhe roads and proper busstands and construct one place for street vendors.It is very difficult to walk on pathways as it is goods selling on pathways.

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Anilkumar, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
It is foolish idea of some uneducated cheap politicians to change names of cities based on silly reasons like "ghaati" pronunciations. All Mangaloreans should protest by conducting dharna and ignoring such name changes. Otherwise, you will find new and new names all over and all kind of confusions in documentation and certificates.

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Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Bahrain
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Owwoooh NOOOOOOO! Who is this B$@&€£¥? Till my last breath, Mangalore will be on my lips and breath!! Pleeeeeeeeease, I beg not to vindicate the name to win votes!!!!! YOU DIRTY POLITICPIANS, doing nothing but adding to cost!!!!

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Dom Ferns, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
How can they give our city that name? If we accept it we are all monkeys. Instead, they could change it Kudla

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Agnel, Udupi
Fri, Oct 17 2014
ಮಂಗಗಳ ಊರು = ಮಂಗಳೂರು

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Af, mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Comment sensibly

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Roshan Rodrigues, Mangalore, Vamanjoor
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Who Will Shut Mallus Mouth Calling our Mangalore as Mangalapuram?
In Railway station it Written Mangalapuram.....? God save our Mangalore City.

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Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru
Fri, Oct 17 2014
N.M, Mangalore

It was MANGALURU earlier and it will be MANGALURU forever.

When English people came here, they just changed the pronunciation.

Kannadigas called the city as MANGALURU or Tuluvas as KUDLA.

By the way URU is not imposed by Kannada. Then how do you justify the names PUTTURU, KAVURU, THOKURU, VAMANJOORU ? URU, BIDIRE, PADAVU, MOGARU, KATTE are Tulu names.

You are staying in Mangalore, but still not learned local culture and language?

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Raj , Namma Kudla
Sat, Oct 18 2014
You are mistaken, probably in 'Kundapuru' you might use the postfix 'u', but we call it Puttur or Kavoor even while speaking in Kannada, even bus conductors don't add 'u' in the end. They could have renamed in Manglur if they had a problem with a Tulu name. Whatever it might be it will be always Kudla or Mangalore for me and my next generation.

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N.M, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
@ Dinesh - FOR YOR KIND INFO.. those names aren't written or pronounced as PUTTURU, KAVURU, THOKURU, VAMANJOORU...

The correct pronunciation (and even pronounced by Bus conductors and locals) is PUTTUR, KAVOOR, VAMANJOOR.

hahaha!! you are such a feku...master rss wala...commenting without any knowledge...

Have you even entered Mangalore??

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Jagdish, Mangalore/Bangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru it doesnt matter to me the change of names and its not a big issue to me. Mangalore is actually a british name, but i dont understand why most of the mangaloreans have the problem with change of name of the city to mangaluru. They behave as if they were born in america or england. In the same way smaller cities name in kerala like Cannanore was changed to Kannur, Calicut to Kozhicode, Trivandrum to Thiruvantapuram and many more. The people over there didnt have any problem with that.

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Christopher DCunha, M'lore/AUH
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Manga ooru=Mangaluru or is it Manga gala ooru is Mangaluru????

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Koti, Kundapura/Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Change the name is a big business, once Rajiv Gandhi changed Air India logo removing Maharaja. Millions of Dollars spent to change everything for no reason, then again whole things restored again Millions.

This is business by changing the name departments get millions of commission from stationary to painters to patents.

End of the day what we are trying to prove. Within country so any states within states so many countries with different mentality?

Once China said India will be 30 countries, I think we should seriously think on this.

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Proud Hindustani, Hindustan
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Mangalore or mangaluru we don't care, but we need peace in our tulunadu..

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roshan, mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
this is the only thing these b** can do within a short span

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Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru
Fri, Oct 17 2014
May be JOSSEY will have pronunciation problem..! But he will applaud and accept since it is done by Siddu :-)

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Desi Jawan, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
What a stupid proposal and move! Wastage of taxpayers' money as every document where the names of the cities have to be printed need to be changed... every board, every sign, everywhere it will be changed resulting into lots of new contracts and new scams. What the people of these cities will get from all this... NOTHING.

All present names sound so nice to hear and pleasant to talk.

Will this name changing exercise will take the people towards prosperity? Why does chief minister Siddaramaiah not change his name too?

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Devi Prasad, Chicago/Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
What!! Who the hell are these brain dead morons? Leave the names alone! Its things like these that create divide, anger and hatred towards the Governments. Do what the "People" need, and not make the people do what the "Government" feels is right.
Idiots! From today, we shall rename Government to Garbagement.

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Roy, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
i'm still gonna call my hometown as 'MANGALORE'

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Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Next is INDIA to HINDUSTAN or BHARAT..

We must do that to keep our original identity.

Portuguese had renamed Bharatha to India because they had pronunciation problem. Some residues even today have problem in pronouncing MANGALURU and only those who are opposing the change of name.

Some people of Mangalore would have preferred KUDLA instead of Mangaluru. Their demand is justified because KUDLA is the name in Tulu language. But MLAs they elected are useless to put forward this demand to CM.

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Govinda HariPrasad, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
WHAT IS IN A NAME ??
WASTE OF TIME AND ENERGY.
SINCE LONG HISTORY, KANNADA RESPECTED TERMINOLOGY CALLED MANGALORE.

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Herman, Mulki
Fri, Oct 17 2014
It should be as Kudla and Kodial, as Tulu and Konkani are the major languages spoken.

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Anil, IXE/CGN
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Dear Daijiworld keep a opinion poll how many want to change and how many dont. do not keep third option.

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Lily Grace, Mangalore/Mumbai/Dubai
Fri, Oct 17 2014
What a waste? Instead of working and taking care of the people of India, they are wasting time and money in changing the names. Helo all these ministers are required to change their mind set. People must continue mentioning and writing the original names.

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Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Let all cities change their names. People who proposed and approved, also should change their names.
Not only cities, let people, Political Parties, Companies, Banks, Rivers, Roads, Ports, Oceans and Countries also should keep on changing names on regular basis.
Then, maps, books, records etc. will also change.
Nobody will have an idea from where we have come,What is what and Where etc.
We will have great days ahead!

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Kusuma Kumari G, Kodyadka
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Yes nice name Shoudl have named it as Kudla Thats the best

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Jaimini P.B.., Manipal,Sharjah
Fri, Oct 17 2014
NO...!! IT SOUNDS LIKE "MANGAGALA OORU"..! (But present situation in Mangalore makes us to believe that there are lot of Mangaas here)

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PDS, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
pls stop changing the beautiful name of Mangalore to mangaluru.. what nonsense is this. there are better things to do other than changing names. govt first spend money in building nice and clean bus stands and also a footpath for passerby's and also signals at junctions where 4 or more roads meet!! make mangalore a beautiful tourist place rather than changing names!! soo gross!

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Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Thank You RAJANATH SINGHJI for upholding and honoring the interests of Kannadigas.

It has been pending in the Dongis desk from last 8 years. Only BJP can save Hindustan/Karnataka's languages and culture.

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Abdul Rafiq, Uchila / Dubai
Fri, Oct 17 2014
MANGALORE IS A CAPITAL OF MORAL POLICING & NO.1 IN THE WORLD IN THIS PROFESSION.

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Kiran, Kundapura/Kuwait
Fri, Oct 17 2014
What is the purpose behind renaming these names? If they want to change everything that has been created by the British, then they have to demolish all those structures like bridges, railways, Hospitals, Schools & Colleges and rebuild them in Indian style.

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Victor Castelino, Boliye/Dubai
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Old wine in new bottles!

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N.M, Mangalore
Fri, Oct 17 2014
strongly oppose the change of name...we are not a 'town of Monkeys' ...It should either be Mangalore of Kudla.

The Bangalore based Kannadigas are changing the name of our city to suit their pronunciation style of adding a 'oo' after each and every word.. like Walkingu Talkingu.

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Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru
Fri, Oct 17 2014
N.M, Mangalore

There are 7 Congi MLAs from DK district. When Siddu took decision on name change:

one was sleeping,
one was attacking the auto driver,
one was playing cricket match
one was in Karnataka Sangha Dubai
One was at Marriage function in Puttur
Two others were on foreign jolly trip.

Whom do you blame ?

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N.M, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
@ Then why couldn't BJP aka Bahut Jooti party do something when they were in power?? Is it because:
1. One minister was raping his friends wife.
2. Another was having fun with a nurse.
3. Another late Home minister was busy planning riots and attacks on minorities.
4. Chief Minister was busy looting our state treasury and shooting dead farmers.
5.Local MLA from car street was doing ZERO PERFORMANCE.
6. MLA's were busy resort hopping in Goa, Chennai and Bang kok.

What were the great BJP walas doing back then??? 5 years and Zero work???

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Af, mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
MANGALOORU MLA was busy in watching PORN in assembly

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jay, mlr/dxb
Sat, Oct 18 2014
Agree 100% we are not from manga gala ooru. We are from mangalore. And we remain mangalorians

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Vikram Aditya Rao, Mangalore
Sat, Oct 18 2014
What's in a name! After your generation everything will be forgotten, as to who named it or renamed it... so, chill out and welcome the change... don't give it an unnecessary hue of Bengalurians inflicting their view on you, it's just appropriate to localize what the Britishers didn't understand them, when they anglicized all these local names!

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Samson Rebello , Kallianpur/Dubai
Fri, Oct 17 2014
Great Development!! Stupids. Mangalore is a beautiful name should remain so.
Mangalore {English} Magalauru,{Kannada} Kudla {Tulu} Kodial {Konkani} Maikala {Beary}

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S.M. Nawaz kukkikatte, Dubai
Fri, Oct 17 2014

And "koudal" in Urdu
But nothing different in the name. But i always respect as "capital of Tulunadu"

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Robin, Byndoor
Sat, Oct 18 2014
And .... Mangalapuram (in Malayalam)...

Actually MANGALOORU is the proper spelling.

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ANIL DSILVA, MANGALORE
Fri, Oct 17 2014
just the name changes,,, rest every thing wil d same as usual..

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mangalorean, bolar
Fri, Oct 17 2014
plz again dont spend crores of rupees on this non-sense name changing...instead of name changing plz build a proper bus stand in Mangalore....

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