How do you define belonging? By the Time you spend in a place? By Quality - the things you do there? By Dependance? By Love?
Whichever way I look at it, I belong to Bombay. It is the city... Read The Article
It is probably a strange coincidence, that I may know your brother. If his name is Vikram and he is a brilliant surgeon... I think he mentioned a sister who reported for IBN live. I love the way you write ... 'How do you define belonging...' indeed. Good luck Raksha ! Look forward to reading tons more of your stuff :)
( Posted: Tuesday , July 15, 2008 at 04:41 )
Sumit Kalashkar
It's a clash of egos between Mumbaikars and Bombayties.Why is there so much of resistance from 'Bombayties' despite of SC's verdict?
( Posted: Saturday , May 24, 2008 at 13:42 )
Vikram Pyati
Very well said Raksha!! The only reason for all this ruckus the Shiv Sena is making, is that they have a competitor in Raj Thackery. No not in governence or in people policies, but in evoking hatred for non-Maharashtrians and creating disunity in the country. It is sad to see how low the political parties can drop to garner votes.
( Posted: Friday , May 23, 2008 at 16:45 )
Srikanth Gella
well! the fight for the sake of the name itself is a little meaningless. However the fad for changing the names had begone, so it'll go on. Is it just a fad?....or there is something more to it....probably, people would like to get back to their roots,...probably, they would like to relive the past erazing few chapters in between which remind them of suppression,....quite possible.
Also im sure it wont effect you any way even if the name is changed to Mumbai, as the city would still continue to contribute to your growth n you for the city's.
And, as you had wished, its quite possible that India will be changed to Bharat. Hope your wish would come true!
( Posted: Thursday , May 22, 2008 at 16:01 )
Jai Maharashtra
Jai Maharashtra is the answer to your 'Salam Bombay'. so keep it up.
( Posted: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 16:24 )
Aryan
Exactly will never like to change the name of something i love..."yeah hai Bombay meri jaan" "Heart of India"
( Posted: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 10:24 )
anu
Very well said:-) I can only say "Yeah hai Bombay meri jaan" Y changing the names & not the life of poor people in the city.
( Posted: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 10:02 )
coolaxe
This fight to call Bombay as Mumbai is never gonna end. But i think even though it changes to Mumbai for international community it will be always Bombay as it was.I love Bomaby dil se "yeah hai bombay meri jaan"
( Posted: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 09:26 )
Sudhanshu Ojha
very well said.. :)
( Posted: Friday , May 16, 2008 at 17:01 )
Jitendra Ajmera
I dont understand why some people are ashamed of calling it Mumbai. A friend of mine was interrupted by a foreigner when he was referring to it as 'Bombay': isnt it known as 'Mumbai'? Not to mention, it is also a question of consistency.
Do not be rude to other users/authors or disrupt an ongoing conversation/debate. Do not use ethnic slurs, engage in personal insults or use objectionable language. Criticism, when constructive and non-disruptive is always welcome. Comments with links in them won't be published other than in cases of rare exceptions. Comments that include personal details such as postal addresses and telephone numbers will not be published. Keep the comments relevant to the topic as much as possible. Do not impersonate another reader or a public figure. Do try to use English to write your comments.
Please enable javascript in your browser to use this form.
Disclaimer
All the content posted under the 'Comments' category are made by the readers of CNN-IBN, unless specified otherwise. CNN-IBN is not responsible for the opinions of the readers and the content posted by the readers are not representative of the views and opinions of CNN-IBN.
Do not be rude to other users/authors or disrupt an ongoing conversation/debate.