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Seriously, why change the name of a city? I know that it has happened before (Constantinople / Istanbul ; Peking / Bejing ; etc.) but what was the rational? Why change the name of a city?! I just don't get it. Somebody help me out here, please.
2006-07-11 21:14:40 · 5 answers · asked by eggman 7 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Better to ask, when did 'Mumbai' become 'Bombay'?
2006-07-11 21:37:37 · answer #1 · answered by the other one 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bombay is the english name the british gave many years ago. Now India decided to use back the indian name. Thus mumbai, Kolkatta. As for Peking and Beijing, beijing is the pronouciation in Mandarin. Peking is english pronouciation.
2006-07-11 21:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by ES 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened ages ag0 10 - 12 years I think. The rational as I understand it was to have a less colonialised name (Bombay means Good Bay in Portugese.
Calcutta is now Kolkatta and Madras is now Chennai - hope this helps :-)
2006-07-11 21:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Al 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name was not changed. We just became aware of the true name.
Milan is really Milano
Japan is really called Nippon
Peking has always been Beijing though even that is a disputed way of writing it.
Mumbai just sounds more like they say it. British rule is finally fading.
2006-07-11 21:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5-6 years back.
and in local language it called mumbai - dont be sad
2006-07-11 21:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋