Gurgaon will now be called Gurugram
The
Haryana Government on Tuesday decided to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram and its
neighbouing district Mewat as Nuh.
Announcing
the decision, an official spokesman said the decision to change the name of
Gurgaon had been taken on the basis of the representations received at several
forums.
He said
Haryana was a historic land mentioned in the Bhagwat Gita and Gurgaon had been
a great centre of learning, where Guru Dronacharya used to provide education to
the Pandavas and Kauras.
The town
derived its name from Guru Dronacharya; the village was given as “gurudakshina”
to him by his students, the Pandavas, and hence it came to be known as
Gurugram.
This name
in course of time got distorted to Gurgaon. Therefore, the people of the area
had been long demanding that Gurgaon be renamed as Gurugram.
The
spokesperson said that Mewat, in fact is a geographical and cultural unit and
not a town. It is spread beyond Haryana in the adjoining States of Uttar
Pradesh and Rajasthan. The headquarters of Mewat district is at Nuh town. The
people of the area and the elected representatives had been demanding the name
change of Mewat to Nuh. He said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved
the proposal to change the names.
However,
the proposal would now be forwarded to the Government of India for its approval
and come into force only after a Gazette Notification.
A
committee of councillors had also sent a proposal to the government in this
regard.
The
renaming, however, evoked mixed reactions. While Deputy Commissioner T.L.
Satyaprakash said it would not hamper the administrative work, some felt that
it would entail unwarranted expenses and the city had already made a place for
itself in the global map as Gurgaon.
Reactions
Aam Aadmi
Party, Haryana spokesperson, R.S. Rathee said the government should concentrate
on improving the infrastructure in the city and tackling the problems of water
scarcity, unemployment and lack of connectivity instead of resorting to such
cosmetic measures. “What is the government going to achieve with name change?,”
he asked.
“As the
state government decides to change the city’s name, they should also look ahead
at changing the road mobility situation, the waste management and the situation
of diminishing forest cover. What is urgently required in Gurgaon or Gurugram
is to bring radical changes in the development of this city,” said Embarq India
manager (cities and transport) Sarika Panda Bhatt, also the force behind the
“Car Free Day”.
Welcoming
the move, however, Gurgaon Mayor Vimal Yadav said that he was working along
with other councillors on the idea of erecting a statue of Guru Dronacharya at
an important intersection in the city. Not only this, after the approval of the
State government to change the name, we are also thinking of having Guru
Dronacharya’s pictures displayed at all the city entrances, said Mr. Yadav,
adding that the renaming would draw the people of Gurgaon closer to its rich
cultural heritage.
“It won't
hamper the administrative work in any manner. We are slated to get a new
stationery in the next few months so it won't make much difference to us. Also
it is up to the people as to how they react to the name change,” said Deputy
Commissioner T.L. Satyaprakash.
Vivek
Kundu, a MBA student of Gurgaon Institute of Technology and Management, said:
“It is an unwarranted and unpopular move. Connaught Place was also renamed as
Rajiv Chowk. But people still know the place as Connaught Place only. It is a
popular name. I believe Gurgaon will also continue to be known as such as
people are not going to accept the new name. It sounds old-fashioned and is
such a tongue-twister.”
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