Just read something about the much debated topic of Bangalore’s re-christening. “Seek public opinion before going ahead with a name change” is a suggestion I’ve often come across. Exactly how do you propose to do this, I ask. Is it that easy to take a poll across the city/state to come to a consensus? And how can you be sure such a process will be foolproof? What about the monetary expenditure? Are we rich enough to invest on something like this? If we do it through newspapers and magazines, only a small cross section of the populace will be able to cast their vote; would that not be unfair to the family that doesn’t subscribe to a newspaper but is more a part of the city than the guy who’s just moved in from Timbuktu? Just a thought. Wish people would think before putting across their brilliant ideas!
* Borrowing your erstwhile blog name for the post Harish.
