Gurgaon is now Gurugram. No kidding
In a decision that is bound to disorient many, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government has renamed its largest city Gurgaon to "Gurugram"!
The neighbouring Mewat district will now be known as "Nuh".
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However, looks like it's only a historical makeover because Gurgaon, with a population of 1.7 million people, and a leading financial and industrial hub, a subcity of Delhi, in fact, had been Gurugram to begin with.
"The decision to change the name of Gurgaon as Gurugram has been taken on the basis of the representations received at several fora that it would be appropriate to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram," a Haryana government spokesman said.
"Haryana is a historic land of the Bhagwat Gita and Gurgaon had been a centre of learning. It had been known as Gurgaon since the times of Guru Dronacharya. Gurgaon was a great center of education where the princes used to be provided education," he added.
Obviously, Twitter is not leaving a brilliant opportunity to poke fun at this feckless name change of the bustling "Millennium city".
#Gurugram's rich and not-so-famous can call their city Gurukool if the new name doesn't make them happy. #gurgaon
— Soutik Biswas (@soutikBBC) April 12, 2016
Plan to make a quick trip to #Gurugram. I shall call it Instagram.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 12, 2016
They may change #Gurgaon to #Gurugram, how will they stop our Punjabi friends from calling it 'Gudgawaa'?
— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) April 12, 2016
Gurgaon is now #Gurugram.The city is now confident of winning next year's Graami awards.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 12, 2016
Shakespeare~ What's in a name?Haryana Govt~ Sut Up rey chhorey.#Gurgaon to #Gurugram
— ruchi kokcha (@ruchikokcha) April 12, 2016
Another Guru on the block. #Gurugram
— Shantanu (@shantanub) April 12, 2016
Actually InstaGram is also an Indian name! #Gurugram
— रचित सेठ (@rachitseth) April 12, 2016
I suppose we should be relieved its called Gurugram and not Instagram #GurgaonNameChange
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) April 12, 2016
Pic 1: #Gurgaon Pic 2: #Gurugram . pic.twitter.com/ZKOKZPz0eP
— PhD in Bakchodi !! (@Atheist_Krishna) April 12, 2016