Ghaziabad, Raftaar today. cities in uttar pradesh to the name ofThe flooding process shows no signs of stopping. It now includes Ghaziabad, adjacent to the country’s capital, Delhi. It can also be included. Ghaziabad renamed ‘Gajaprastha’ The proposal for this has been prepared by the Municipal Corporation. This proposal is now in the process of being sent to the government. If this proposal green signal If you get it, Ghaziabad will soon enter the pages of history with its new name Gajaprastha. It will be connected to.
What is the story behind the name Gajaprastha?
Ghaziabad current name of Mughal period is due to, when Mughal Wazir Ghaziuddin founded this city and Ghaziuddin Nagar Name given. But the Municipal Corporation Historians and researchers He believes that the history of this area is much older. In the history of Mahabharata period, the name of this area was ‘Gajprastha’. Get how. According to mythology, Gajaprastha was the area where elephants were kept and trained. Therefore, this area was named Gajaprastha. municipal council believe that this name Restoration of ancient cultural heritage of Ghaziabad There is an effort to preserve it.
The decision to change the name was taken at the Municipal Corporation meeting.
Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation Board The name change was discussed at an important meeting. Three names were proposed for name change at the meeting They were: Gajaprastha, Dudheshwarnagar and Haranandipuram. After long deliberationsGajaprastha‘A consensus was reached on the name. According to the Municipal Corporation, this name has a symbolic meaning of both history and culture, which ghaziabad identity It will give more depth. Preparations are now being made to send this proposal to the government.
Preparation to gather evidence in favor of the proposal.
Before sending the proposal to the government, Municipal Corporation Evidence in favor of this name He is busy collecting. Officials say that due to a lack of testing, there may be difficulties in obtaining government approval. Therefore, Historical documents and references of the Mahabharata. is being collected. Thus The selection of the name Gajaprastha revives the historical importance and cultural heritage of Ghaziabad. It is considered an important step to achieve this.
Gajaprastha’s deep connection with Mahabharata
Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata between Property And everyone knows the history of the fight for rights. Indraprastha to Delhi during the time of the Pandavas It was known as. According to the Mahabharata period, Lord Krishna had asked Duryodhana for five villages for the Pandavas: Indraprastha, Vyaghraprastha, Swarnaprastha, Panduprastha and Tilaprastha.In this sequence, today Ghaziabad Gajprastha It was known as. It was called Gajaprastha because elephants lived here. protection and nurturing It was already done. The Municipal Corporation considers that this old name revive ghaziabad The glorious history of can come to life.
How did Ghaziuddin Nagar get its name during the Mughal period?
historians According, Ghaziabad current name of Mughal Wazir Ghaziuddin It is named after AS, who founded this area. They called this town Ghaziuddin Nagar, but during British rule it was briefly called Ghaziuddin Nagar. Ghaziabad It was said. After independence, it remained a part of Meerut district and 1976 It was declared an independent district. over time A major industrial and residential hub of Delhi NCR but your old name is now just History It has remained confined to the pages of.
The name was also proposed in honor of Durga Bhabhi.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999 has freedom The revolutionary Durga Bhabhi of Sangram Ghaziabad was renamed after him.Durga Bhabhi Nagar’ It was suggested to do. Durga Bhabhi worked with the revolutionaries in the freedom struggle. had contributed to the assistance and Bhagat Singh He had participated in many important campaigns with. Vajpayee ji believed that the name of Ghaziabad should be changed to Durga Bhabhi Nag.By doing so, the name of the city will become a source of inspiration. However, this proposal was not approved at that time.
Name change process and challenges
The name change process is very easy It doesn’t happen. After obtaining government approval, its implementation is done in several phases. new name established in publicTo do this, panels will be placed in various places and all government documents will need to be modified. This is a long and expensive process. Apart from this, Support from the local public and their opinions on the name change. They also play an important role.
Demand also arose to change the names of other districts.
Many districts of Uttar Pradesh The name change trend is in full swing. Where Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) and Ayodhya (formerly Faizabad) As the names have been changed, Azamgarh was renamed ‘Aryagarh’, Mainpuri as ‘Mayanpuri’, Sambhal as ‘Kalkinagar’, Deoband as ‘Devvrindpur’, Agra as ‘Agravan’ and Aligarh as ‘Harigarh’.‘Demands in this regard are also gaining momentum. There is an ongoing demand to change these names from the local community and religious organisations.
Effect of city name change
Changing the name of a city not only has historical implications but also economic and social ones. Many people believe that this will increase the local population’s sense of pride in their city, while some consider it an attempt to change political and cultural identity. Ghaziabad Although the proposal to change the name of pending at government level yes, but this A significant impact on the future of the city You can put.
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