<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Arun Ganesh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arun.planemad@gmail.com">arun.planemad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I always look to wikipedia for reference as there are always more people debating these things over there and reaching a consensus. Correct me if im wrong, but i do think Shivamoga, Hubbali etc are the official names now. Just like Bengaluru and Mysuru.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>"Official" depends on which official you mean. Bangalore is Bengaluru according to the Government of Karnataka, but still Bangalore according to the Government of India.</div><div>
<br></div><div>The central government has refused to confirm <i>any</i> of the new names in Karnataka because Karnataka tried renaming Belgaum to Belagavi, but the district government has been lobbying to move into Maharashtra.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Karnataka tried renaming several cities in a single order. The central government will not accept it unless Belgaum is removed from the list. Karnataka will not do this because it amounts to admitting a problem in Belgaum. This stand-off has existed for years. State-funded projects like the airport refer to "Bengaluru". Centre-funded institutions like the railways still say "Bangalore".</div>
<div><br></div><div>The media has lost interest in this, so there are few references on the current status. I posted one to this list a couple years ago.</div><div><br></div><div>One simple way to verify current status is by looking at what the major newspapers say in the list of cities they publish from. The Times of India, The Hindu, Deccan Herald and Mint all say "Bangalore". I remember seeing a newspaper that said "Bengaluru", but can't recall which. Thought it was Deccan Herald, but their website says "Bangalore".</div>
<div><br></div><div>So the question is, which side is the OSM community on?</div><div><br></div><div>Kiran</div></div>