I support the renaming of Bangalore to Bengalooru. Bengalooru is in sync with the Kannada culture and is supported by a majority of Kannadigas. Its a symbol of the reawakening of Kannada language, culture & identity which of late has been under attack from the recent outsiders who refuse to be sensitive to the local sentiments unlike the older non-kannadiga bangaloreans. The usage of the new name will take some time to percolate but it will; given sufficient time as the experience of Chennai/Mumbai/Kolkota shows.
Kannadigas and Kannada have been taken for granted by other Indians and especially the Indian English media. Corporates and other Indians may not agree with this but we are not asking for their approval. Its the right of the Kannada people and their representative government to rename Bangalore. If non-Kannadiga bangaloreans do not like what this, they are free to leave from whence they came. Bengalooru may lose out on some corporate investments but thats ok, money isnt everything in the world...culture has a more prominent place in the hearts of Kannadigas.
