Calcutta V/S Kolkata Poem by Rajnish Manga
Calcutta V/S Kolkata
The journey from Calcutta to Kolkata
Has not been that of a metamorphosis
Nothing has changed with this change
(Next is the turn of Mughal Sarai station)
Calcutta exudes the air of renaissance
In India. From Raja Ram Mohan Roy to
Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar, Rabindra
Nath Tagore to Qazi Nazrul Islam and
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay et el
Why're we on a name changing spree?
When we can't change the way we see.
Change can be good if there is a valid reason, but was there in this case?
Absolutely Rajnish ji! I too, do not understand the logic of changing names of places, stations and roads. Bombay changed to Mumbai, Calcutta changed to Kolkata, Madras changed to Chennai......so on. Just by changing names what do we achieve? Our perception does not change at all. What a pity! .......10
Your comments made me read all the comments received about this poem once again. It was so delightfully amusing. I agree with your observations- in toto. These things are totally specious. Thanks, Geeta ji.
I agree with you about changing place names. My own city, Wanganui, was changed needlessly to 'Whanganui', which is actually worse. Do not change place names unless absolutely necessary.
So, it is not confined to one place or a country. But these are all political gimmicks, more or less.
Very true. Nothing will change except pleasing voters. A thought provoking poem.10++++
When the road indicator with name 'Guru Virjanand Marg' was fixed recently in my locality in Delhi where I have already lived for about 35 years, I was intrigued as I had never heard of this Guru. On googling about him, I found that he was a blind sage of Mathura and only known as the celebrated teacher of Swami Dayanand Saraswati who founded the Arya Samaj.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Delivering Poems Around The World
Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...
4/16/2024 6:58:34 PM # 1.0.0.1119
AND YES CALL A ROSE by any name it will still smell like rose KOLKATA IS LOCAL BENGALI ACCENT ONLY do you know why CALCUTTA was so named Some British lady sked a guy in English what place in ENGLISH what place is this He did not follow and said kul kttta cut yesterday grass SHE SAID OF CALCUTTA NICE NAME
The name Calcutta was first used by Job Charnock, who was sent there as representative of British East India Company. He was instrumental in setting up their base in Bengal. Later, it was Lord Clive who defeated Nawab Siraj-ud-daula in battle of Plassey in 1757. This became the turning point for British Rule in India.
Yes, what you said about rose is correct because rose has a different name in different language without any change in its fragrance. But, does it have a different name or names in English language. Even if it gets a new name, how will it get currency or acceptance? Take the case of Indian Ocean. If there is a proposal to change its name at some International Forum since it does not belong to India but to the world as a whole, will it be acceptable to these name-changers? No.