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The West Bengal assembly passed a resolution, though not unanimously, to rechristen the state Bangla in Bengali, Bengal in English and Bangal in Hindi. In fact, renaming was necessary after the emergence of Bangladesh which was earlier called East Bengal in English and Purba Banga in Bengali.’West’ now stands irrelevant as there is no “East’.Change of name of a place, may it be a country , state or street,even though it is associated with a rich heritage, is nothing new across the world..In the present instance no political motive, nor any regional passion was involved. However,it would have been better if a single name Bangla were chosen in English and Hindi as well.Again, it would have been decent if the resolution could be passed without any dissent.
We are always different from others. In other states, ther's only one for each state; but ours THREE. Why three? We have 22 national languages (perhaps a few added. Other linguistic states may take umbrage for ignoring their mother tongues. We should have considered this point. Since there was no scope for the opinion of humdrum people like us, that side was never opened. But sceptics may link Bangla with the much adored '' Bangla'' by our renowned and celebrated people who preferred.
ReplyDeleteWe are always different from others. In other states, ther's only one for each state; but ours THREE. Why three? We have 22 national languages (perhaps a few added. Other linguistic states may take umbrage for ignoring their mother tongues. We should have considered this point. Since there was no scope for the opinion of humdrum people like us, that side was never opened. But sceptics may link Bangla with the much adored '' Bangla'' by our renowned and celebrated people who preferred.
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