names of telugu towns

[ari]

Jagadeesh Chilakapati asked a very interesting question about names of
Telugu towns. What were they originally? Are the current names the
anglicized versions?

English were not the first who came to our shores, ruled us and changed
the names of our towns. The invaders who came and stayed with us for the
longest time were the ones who brought what we call Hinduism today. They
tried to change things to their liking and named things the way they saw
fit. The best example I can give is the name of Orugallu, that proud city
which represents telugus better than any other. The word literally means
-one stone. The Sanskrit folks tried to
change the name to Ekashilanagaram, which means -one stone city, but
fortunately it did not work. By the time the English got here, it was
still called Orugallu which of course they corrupted to Warrangal.

the real name which was transformed to Vijayawada. In fact a look at
today's names can tell you whether it was the English or the Sanskrit
folks who corrupted the names to what they are today. Nelluru was the
original name. Sanskrits turned it into Simhapuri (obviously not accepted
by real people on the street) and the English turned it into Nellore.

A couple of years ago, I had a chance to read a book (borrowed from
University of Pennsylvania library) that had information about
the names of Telugu and Tamil towns whose names were changed over
the years. If I can get hold of it again, I will post its title
and other info.

Sitaramayya Ari

[Satyanand V. Jayanthi]

In article <Pine.3.07.9403310...@vela.acs.oakland.edu> TEL...@andy.bgsu.edu writes:
>Jagadeesh Chilakapati asked a very interesting question about names of
>Telugu towns. What were they originally? Are the current names the
>anglicized versions?
>
>English were not the first who came to our shores, ruled us and changed
>the names of our towns. The invaders who came and stayed with us for the
>longest time were the ones who brought what we call Hinduism today. They
>tried to change things to their liking and named things the way they saw
>fit. The best example I can give is the name of Orugallu, that proud city
>which represents telugus better than any other. The word literally means
>-one stone. The Sanskrit folks tried to
>change the name to Ekashilanagaram, which means -one stone city, but
>fortunately it did not work. By the time the English got here, it was
>still called Orugallu which of course they corrupted to Warrangal.

I personally think Hyderabad represents Telugus better..:-)
Furthermore, I can show you many other "Ekashilanagarams". Do you know
a town called Bodhan near Nizambad? The folks there will tell you that
theirs is the Ekashilanagaram of Mahabharata fame..

I am interested in the invaders called They. When did they invade us? Who
was their leader? Who was their first king?...and finally are you sure there
is no part of "THEY" in you?
>

>the real name which was transformed to Vijayawada. In fact a look at
>today's names can tell you whether it was the English or the Sanskrit
>folks who corrupted the names to what they are today. Nelluru was the
>original name. Sanskrits turned it into Simhapuri (obviously not accepted
>by real people on the street) and the English turned it into Nellore.
>
>A couple of years ago, I had a chance to read a book (borrowed from
>University of Pennsylvania library) that had information about
>the names of Telugu and Tamil towns whose names were changed over
>the years. If I can get hold of it again, I will post its title
>and other info.
>
>Sitaramayya Ari
>
>

Partial knowledge coupled with bigotryis deadly..

Anand.