Friday, December 27, 2013

321. Bangalore: Origin of the place name

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Some places like Bangalore have standard explanations for the origin of place name that is being accepted and believed by people without q...
Monday, December 9, 2013

320. Manch, Manchi, Manchale, Manchakall: Early Religions

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My Kannadiga friends used to tease about the apparent odd sounding place names in Tulunadu. Some of these prompted me to delve deeper into...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

319. Atta and Kuttatta

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"Old order changeth yielding place to new And God fulfils himself in many ways Lest one good custom should corrupt the world…”  These...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

318. Udupi and Orissa: Common threads.

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Understanding the origin of ancient place names and their realistic meanings can often be hampered by limitations of our perceptions of ou...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

317.Gadang, Bandasale & Bankara Katte

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Apparently, it looks that the words Gadang, Bandasale with its corrupted forms and Bankara Katte give different meanings. Is it so? Emphat...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

316. Jangal, Jangar or Jangad – A classic usage in Trade & Travel

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There are many antiquarian words of Indian origin, understood even by foreigners.     Some such words go defunct due to changed circumstan...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

315. An Ancient, Place name indicator word: Ala

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Languages undergo drastic changes with passage of time along the history, such that some of the earliest words may be obliterated from th...