Name Changes...

First Mumbai did it, then Chennai did it, then Kolkata and now Bengalooru... Whats with cities wanting to change their names? Apparently its done to enable locals to say the name with ease: in Marathi 'Mumbai' is much easier to say than 'Bombay', the same goes for Kolkata. Sometimes to hark back to a so-called glorious past like Chennai did. So did Bengalooru. A name which originates from the word 'the town of boiled beans'. Some glorious past.
So far i'm ok with this. Public opinion is divided but past experience confirms the name change will happen with or without people's approval. Today i read some smaller cities and towns in Karnataka will also be 'reverted to their pre-colonial names'. Fine and dandy. The list is long. At the end is the mention of two cities: Bijapur and Gulbarga. Their history maybe long but they reach the peak of their powers in the 15th century C.E. under Islamic rulers. i would consider this their glory day. Yet, the powers-to-be want to rename these cities as Vijaypura and Kalburgi.. harking back to some (invisible) glorious Hindu past. WHAT SENSE DOES THIS MAKE????? The Bahamani Sultans must have renamed these cities but they made these tiny provincial towns into big cities for their time. Just because they were Islamic doesn't mean they weren't Indian. i didn't expect the Congress with its bent towards Muslims to do this. Seems the elections are faaaar away....