Calcutta/Kolkatta

[Shilpi Misty Bhadra]

At 06:22 PM 1/6/01 -0800, you wrote:
>JohnYY wrote:
>> We are discussing the linguistics of a mythic locale - I believe
>> that Bombay is no more, having been replaced officially by something
>> like "Mumbai".

>In that case I'll settle for an old map!  ;)

>Anton Sherwood  --  br0nt0 at p0b0x.com  --  http://ogre.nu/

Calcutta is now Kolkatta in the latest Indian news. Mumbai has been around
for a long time, as Chennai for Madras. The early Brits had a hard time
with pronouncing Indian names, although they didn't to have much trouble
with Delhi (which hasn't changed). ;) My family is from Calcutta/Kolkatta.
My mother's maiden name was Basu, but changed to Bose, because it would be
easier for the Brits to pronounce. But she hasn't changed her maiden name
spelling ... yet! ;)

Shilpi Misty Bhadra
University of Texas at Austin
Ancient History, Classics, and Humanities (focus: Indo-European Studies)
senior undergraduate
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