UK newspaper 'The Independent' to use 'Bombay' instead of Mumbai as stand against 'Hindu nationalism

[SrNair]

Lol.. I dunno what wood you blokes call what, Bollywood, Mollywood, Morningwood.. Anyway it's just a pretension to Hollywood in the first place..

But thats beside the point if it's the wish of Shiv Sena to change the name to Mumbai in some nationalistic fervor, Change everything thats synonymous Bombay as well and that includes Bollywood.. Why keep names that works for you, It's hypocritical to pick and choose.. Actually most non Indians and lots of expat Indians too still refer to the place as Bombay.. It will take another generation or so for Bombay to loose it's usage, If it ever does

Again it is our choice .
Still people may Bombay but officially it would always known as Mumbai .
SS is political party in a democratic nation .If they are ultranationlists then it is their right within constitution .Noone can ask question to them about that .

 

[Gibbs]

Again it is our choice .
Still people may Bombay but officially it would always known as Mumbai .
SS is political party in a democratic nation .If they are ultranationlists then it is their right within constitution .Noone can ask question to them about that .

Anyone has the right to question.. But thats beside the point

 

[Scavenger]

Lol.. I dunno what wood you blokes call what, Bollywood, Mollywood, Morningwood.. Anyway it's just a pretension to Hollywood in the first place..

But thats beside the point if it's the wish of Shiv Sena to change the name to Mumbai in some nationalistic fervor, Change everything thats synonymous Bombay as well and that includes Bollywood.. Why keep names that works for you, It's hypocritical to pick and choose.. Actually most non Indians and lots of expat Indians too still refer to the place as Bombay.. It will take another generation or so for Bombay to loose it's usage, If it ever does

It will. I still call it Bombay. I can't help it.
But the younger generation, I've noticed calls it Mumbai.

These changes take a generation to come to effect.

 

[Gibbs]

It will. I still call it Bombay. I can't help it.
But the younger generation, I've noticed calls it Mumbai.

These changes take a generation to come to effect.

Bombay still feels more nostalgic, A chaotic melting pot of colors and people from all over India, Very vibrant.. For some reason Parsis seem to pic prominently when ever Bombay is mentioned.. Mumbai just does'nt have that ring to it

 

[SrNair]

Anyone has the right to question.. But thats beside the point

Nope Only Indian citizen can question that .
PIO or non Indians dont have any rights for that .

 

[Sky lord]

I hope the independent will also find alternate names for British towns like Bristol ( from the "stow at the bridge". Stow meaning religious gathering place ) . They should find an alternate name for all the Stows and Stowes in the Anglo Saxon world - there must be dozens of them.

How about St Albans, Whitchurch, Axminster - all should be renamed to something more secular. Surely the British should maintain higher standards than ignorant Indians!

How about all the "bur" including towns on England - should they all be renamed to whet the increasingly ridiculous left liberal appetite? Why is "Bury St. Edmonds" not called "all religions are equal town" or something like that?

How about Westbury, Charlbury, Amesbury all named after monasteries? They all need to be renamed!


By putting forward increasingly ridiculous arguments the left liberals are forcing people to ignore everything they say even when some of it is actually quite sensible.

If you cry "wolf" at everything, when the wolf really comes people will ignore you. Indian liberal left- please take note!

 

[Steve781]

Independent newspaper to close in March after Johnston Press bought the I for £24m | Daily Mail Online

 

[Place Of Space]

The newspaper is very ridiculous.

 

[Tshering22]

All the old names were much before the British arrived in Indian subcontinent. In all regional dialects:

1- Cawnpore was Kanhepur
2- Bombay was Mumbadevi shortened to Mumbai
3- Benaras was Varanasi etc

Ask anyone of the old generation (those 80 plus) and when they talk in regional languages, they'll always say the real name out which the colonials couldn't pronounce.

A silly ignorant reporter who has no knowledge of the country he is talking about.

What a pity.

 

[Gibbs]

Nope Only Indian citizen can question that .
PIO or non Indians dont have any rights for that .

Well thats your personal opinion mate.. But Anyone has the right to question and debate anything in open fora

What matters on the ground though is the stance of the governing political party, In this case the local Shiv Sena, And even you're opinion as a Indian but a non Bombay resident isn't worth crap

 

[SrNair]

Well thats your personal opinion mate.. But Anyone has the right to question and debate anything in open fora

What matters on the ground though is the stance of the governing political party, In this case the local Shiv Sena, And even you're opinion as a Indian but a non Bombay resident isn't worth crap

Shiv Sena has roots in here in our state .Of Course Mumbai is a melting pot , even a Malayali business men tried for buying Dawood assets in there.
Mumbaikars means people living in Mumbai and that means Mumbai is a small India ,She has people from every parts of India .One of Mumbai DIG is a Malayali women ,daughter of a well known director Adoor Gopala Krishnan.
So a Sri Lankan can express their opinion in open fora but remember you are not eligible to pass comments about internal matters of India .Guest will be always guest .

Shiv Sena is not the governing political party but BJP .SS is just an ally of BJP .
And SS have presence in entire India.

 

[Bombermanx1]

Not "now'.They cant fix their leg in India not anymore like they did during colonial times

Or we can say that 'that is none of your business'.

Why the f(ck should i care bro? They are a SMALL ISLAND, WHICH WANTS TO BREAK APART!
Their begging of the Scottish Referendum is a sign NAH!
SCOTS are slaves still, otherwise they wouldn't have been buyed out by Brit .For the Referendum!
SCOTLAND is a poor arctic country where you cant produce food for your people 365/7
Remember! The Only reason they stay with England is because they Blackmailed them. Their word was If we(England) fall You will go back to your older times warming yourselves in front of a fireplace. When the British PM was desperately pleading i knew the game was rigged.There is no such thing as Scots, its just English and British..Don't be fooled by them my countrymen.
Pls.Dont give me that sweet tourist thing,We had enough of 400 years of western visits. So STOP IT!

 

[Bombermanx1]

Independent newspaper to close in March after Johnston Press bought the I for £24m | Daily Mail Online

LET ME KNOW WHEN IT CLOSES!
Otherwise its Smart Racism/Imperialism.,You cannot get over your colony beating you in Space race,. If only i had a small Island like Londonium with all the wealth looted from Africa,Americas, Asia,India. Then i would have this ECO.
Londonium Thinks they are Center of the world, when no one gives a frack! Well the world will give a frack to them eventually and Repatriation

 

[Steve781]

LET ME KNOW WHEN IT CLOSES!
Otherwise its Smart Racism/Imperialism.,You cannot get over your colony beating you in Space race,. If only i had a small Island like Londonium with all the wealth looted from Africa,Americas, Asia,India. Then i would have this ECO.
Londonium Thinks they are Center of the world, when no one gives a frack! Well the world will give a frack to them eventually and Repatriation

 

[Bombermanx1]

Wait and Watch! This is not your British Century