tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post111168228908693453..comments2023-11-27T15:39:10.408+05:30Comments on Ram Viswanathan: What’s in a name?Ram Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-88516552439205627192008-05-02T16:44:00.000+05:302008-05-02T16:44:00.000+05:30Dear Ram,Thanks for the Info.Well, The old boards ...Dear Ram,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Info.<BR/>Well, The old boards are different. They still exist in the city with fading colors except for the evergreen city name 'Madras'.<BR/><BR/>I'm speaking about the blue color boards found in Hardware stores...which are new and specifically write Madras as the city .<BR/><BR/>Hail those stores :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-43362954708728551032008-05-02T16:17:00.000+05:302008-05-02T16:17:00.000+05:30Well, If you don't like british names or anything ...Well, If you don't like british names or anything done by british then, why do you still celebrate Jan 1st as New year? We have seperate Tamil New Year right? Why don't you destroy the high courts, railway tracks constructed by british & reconstruct from the start? Sound stupid right... Same way, It sounds stupid to change from Madras to Chennai when both co-existed without any problem. Now , only Chennai exists . where's my magnificent Madras? My DOB Certificate lists it as Madras. A'm I born in a city which does not exist? These changes promote regionalism & not nationalism… which will ultimately result in a separate Country ThamizlNadu(Once known as the State of Madras).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-62019345976526829532008-05-02T16:16:00.000+05:302008-05-02T16:16:00.000+05:30Well, If you don't like british names or anything ...Well, If you don't like british names or anything done by british then, why do you still celebrate Jan 1st as New year? We have seperate Tamil New Year right? Why don't you destroy the high courts, railway tracks constructed by british & reconstruct from the start? Sound stupid right... Same way, It sounds stupid to change from Madras to Chennai when both co-existed without any problem. Now , only Chennai exists . where's my magnificent Madras? My DOB Certificate lists it as Madras. A'm I born in a city which does not exist? These changes promote regionalism & not nationalism… which will ultimately result in a separate Country ThamizlNadu(Once known as the State of Madras).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1369021078828113812008-04-26T16:53:00.000+05:302008-04-26T16:53:00.000+05:30RaviMadras is officially 'Chennai' now.. If you se...Ravi<BR/>Madras is officially 'Chennai' now.. If you see lingering signs of 'Madras'.. they must be old.. <BR/><BR/>But then, I have come across folks who still refer to Chennai as Madras.. Time will slowly change that..Ram Viswanathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-46945986127080171412008-04-21T17:38:00.000+05:302008-04-21T17:38:00.000+05:30While travelling in my Madras city, I found that t...While travelling in my Madras city, I found that there were many blue color boards with the city name written in capital letters as MADRAS.<BR/><BR/>I want to know whether there is any government order where we can still mention the city name as Madras instead of Chennai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1111997838793158972005-03-28T13:47:00.000+05:302005-03-28T13:47:00.000+05:30Thanks Narayanan & KapsFrom a pure marketing, visi...Thanks Narayanan & Kaps<BR/><BR/>From a pure marketing, visibility perspective change of 'brand names' take a toll. The cost is on several fronts 1)re-branding cost 2)lost opportunities 3)time and so on.. <BR/><BR/>But interestingly companies and even cities around the world seem to be doing it for reasons best known the marketing gurus. Some city changes that come to my mind are 1) Lennigrad -> St. Petersburg 2)From the German name -> Gdansk (Polish city) 3)Burma -> Myanmar 4)Trivandrum -> Thiruvanthapuram etc., <BR/><BR/>As wisemen say, Time takes care of most of the thing/s and that is certainly true in the case of 'name changes / re-branding'. I have an intresting story vis-a-vis University of Madras <-> Anna University. I will blog it (as What's in a name-II?) in a few. Please review and comment.Ram Viswanathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1111899221352901592005-03-27T10:23:00.000+05:302005-03-27T10:23:00.000+05:30Name change was unwarranted as it has resulted in ...Name change was unwarranted as it has resulted in lot of confusion. changing the name of educational institutions like IIT Madras, University of Madras would mean that all international universities which recognize such degress should also include the new name in their approved list....this might result in lot of hassles for potential applicants. changing the airport code from MAA might increase the workload for lot of companies (airlines, courier companies etc) as they use MAA as their point of reference. lot of maps and books still state Chennai with the word Madras in brackets so that people know the old name.<BR/><BR/>MRF doesn't have an expansion any more. they started out doing rubber tyres....but now they are into a whole host of things....like Funskool toys. hence their name is just MRF....there is no full form.Kapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313844922683303787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1111731952897844432005-03-25T11:55:00.000+05:302005-03-25T11:55:00.000+05:30Ram,Good Post,Not sure why these silly things like...Ram,<BR/><BR/>Good Post,<BR/><BR/>Not sure why these silly things like "Name change" etc..are top in the agenda of the Politicians.!<BR/><BR/>I've blogrolled you .Narayanan Venkituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755584455282379863noreply@blogger.com