From my personal standpoint, I am not opposed to "renaming" a city. But, what is more important is the purpose and the perceived benefits of renaming. Will Bangalore change in anyway if it is renamed to Bengaluru? No! Will it make a difference to the day to day life of any Bangalorean? No! Will it attract any new development options, or improve civic services, or make government and civic bodies function better? No! Then, why the hell is the government wasting the taxpayers' money? Change of name means a lot of expenditure: new name posts all across the city, legal documentations need to reflect the change, etc, etc. Why can't the government use that money to improve our roads, clean up the sand that covers up roads, improve drain facilities, etc instead of wasting it on a stupid name-change. With or without the name change, Bangalore/Bengaluru is the same. When will our country and society rise up beyond these petty language/regional politics? I would like to know from other readers if we citizens can actually take the Government to court on this matter: "no perceived benefits of name change, hence improper utilization of public funds" Please help me with info...
