The original name of the City Bangalore. Bangalore is the anglicized version of the Kannada name for the city.
The British with their stiff upper lips could not pronounce the name properly, so they called in Bangalore instead of Bengalooru. Indians writing in English copied the British and Bangalore became the popular name for this city. Now, it has been officially changed to its original form in Kannada: Bengalooru.
The British with their stiff upper lips could not pronounce the name properly, so they called in Bangalore instead of Bengalooru. Indians writing in English copied the British and Bangalore became the popular name for this city. Now, it has been officially changed to its original form in Kannada: Bengalooru.
by ajnyani February 12, 2008