Is calling Mumbai Bombay offensive?
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Is calling Mumbai Bombay offensive?
Mumbai is an official English-language term that is now used by the travel industry – airlines, travel guides, etc. It is incorrect and insulting to India, in my opinion, to not only name this article Bombay and make it redirect from Mumbai, but stubbornly continue calling this city Bombay.
Why do people say Bombay instead of Mumbai?
The city’s official name change, to Mumbai from Bombay happened when regional political party Shiv Sena came into power in 1995. The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi.
Do people call Mumbai Bombay?
Bombay city, the former capital of Bombay state, was now the state capital of the newly formed Maharashtra state. The world referred to the city as Bombay, the Marathi speakers always referred to it with the colloquial name Mumbai, while Hindi speakers from North India referred to it as Bumbai.
What do Mumbai people call themselves?
Mumbai
| Mumbai Bombay | |
|---|---|
| Demonym(s) | Mumbaikar, Bombayite, Mumbaiite |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PINs | 400 001 to 400 107 |
| Area code(s) | +91-22 |
Do Indians call it Bombay?
All Indians, right from Kerala to Kashmir use the word Bombay & not Mumbai except for some portion of Maharashtra where the name Mumbai is used. It’s nothing against Shiv Sena or Maharashtrians but the word Bombay comes automatically to all Indians whenever they speak about the city.
Should I use Bombay or Mumbai?
Mumbai is the correct name as Mumbai is arrived from mumbadevi. moreover Mumbai is also the marathi word and Bombay is given name. Mumbai is the correct answer. Bombay was officially changed to Mumbai in the year 1995.
Why do people still call Bombay?
The origin of the word “Mumbai” comes from the word “Mumba Devi”, after the name of a local Goddess. The British, with their stiff upper lip and tight tongue (please excuse the puns here) could only pronounce it as “Bombay”. And so it was , that the whole of Colonial India started using the name “Bombay”.
What was Bombay called before the British?
The Portuguese gave the islands various names but they eventually came to be known as Bombaim (or good bay). In 1661, Bombay was made over to the British as part of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry when she married Charles II of England.
When did Bombay change its name to Mumbai?
1995
Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई), from Bombay, renamed in 1995.
What is the old name of Maharashtra?
On 1 May 1960, following mass protests and 105 deaths, Bombay State was divided into the new states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
What is the modern name for Bombay?
Mumbai
Bombay was officially renamed by legislation in 1995, and under the Shiv Sena Government in Maharashtra, the city became Mumbai. The city’s name is derived from Mumbadevi, the name of the patron goddess of the Koli fisherfolk who migrated to the islands from present-day Gujarat.