Saturday, April 01, 2006

Bangalore vs Bengaluru

I was watching the CNN-IBN interview last night which was about namma city, Bangalore or now should I say Bengaluru..
Among various other topics ,Bangalore's re-namakarana issue was one. I really cannot figure out how Bengaluru is going to solve Bangalore's problems.
Is it that the people governing Bangalore have forgotten that Bangalore has other issues to attend to other than a re-naming ceremony. Can the name 'Bengaluru', bring changes to Bangalore's infrastructural problems?
The cosmopolitan city is supposed to be engaged in the preservation of kannada culture by the change in the name by forgetting that Bangalore's infrastructure needs a thorough change.
I completely agree that the government alone cannot solve the infrastructural problems, and that it needs the support from each and everyone in the city. But this can happen only when the focus changes from unimportant issues such as re-naming Bangalore etc to important issues such as Infrastructural improvement etc.
A sudden enlightenment that has taken place among the elders of our city to protect the kannada culture has lead them to make a ridiculous decision of changing the name from Bangalore to Bengaluru. So be it. Change the name.
But tell me..
Is the no.of youngsters who do not know anything about Kannada culture, Karnataka's history etc in Bangalore going to decrease in Bengaluru?
There are so many people, including me, who do not know much about our city and state. There is going to be absolutely no difference from the way Bengaluru will function to the way Bangalore has functioned till date.
Protection of Kannada culture, creating an awareness is an issue but it is not an important issue in today's circumstances.
Today, what Bangalore needs is better governance, better infrastructure to lead a better life and all of this supported by its people. Life in Bangalore can be changed with proper reforms and participation from the people and the government.
The focus has to shift! The transformation from Bangalore to Bengaluru is pointless.
Moreover, in common parlance, Bangalore is the easiest to say than saying Bengaluru. So I can say that the transformation from Bangalore to Bengaluru is going to take years. If the focus does not shift, and if such unimportant issues are going to be adhered to by the government, then you and me will live in the same Bangalore and die in the same Bangalore. And you will find me writing the same article after some years, but that time with a difference, I will force myself to write BENGALURU in the place of BANGALORE!

4 Comments:

Blogger Dr. Pissed said...

I pity us all.

10:07 AM  
Blogger LadyParadox said...

shit mins ya! i missed your yapy budday! crap! ok, so here goes a belated yappy budday wish. sigh... *hugs*
and yeah, i pity us all too.

2:45 AM  
Blogger dee iyer said...

i like cancarians!

2:11 AM  
Blogger frankison said...

hi
it really does feel great wen u make someone happy..........thanx for a great b day.........
ya.....btw...i dont think changin bangalores name is goin to be of any use

7:17 AM  

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