Hindustan Times
Now that the Bombay/ Mumbai controversy has returned to the headlines, thanks to the Maharashtra elections, this may be a good time to examine the whole issue of the naming and renaming of places. Read more
(9 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged Bombay, Bombay/ Mumbai controversy, hindustan times, Kolis, Maharashtrians, Sri Lanka Ceylon, vir sanghvi
Here is a hypothetical question. You are the head of a counter-terrorist force in Bombay. It is 26/11. Terrorists are spreading havoc in the city. You don’t know how many of them there are or what they are planning. But thanks to the sacrifices of a few brave policemen, Ajmal Kasab arrives in your custody. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 2:11 am
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged 26/11, Bombay, counter terrorism, counter-terrorist, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, President Barack Obama, Punjab
There are so many misstatements, misconceptions and, well, mistakes embodied in the Thackeray family’s campaign to rename (or attack) those institutions that include Bombay (rather than Mumbai) in their names, that I really do not know where to begin.
(5 votes, average: 4.6 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged Ahmedabad, Amdavaad, Bal Thackeray’s, Bombay, Bombay magazine, Bombay Scottish School, Bombay Stock Exchange, Maharashtra politics, Marathi, non-linguistic state, Sultan Ahmed Shah, Thackeray family’s
