Bangalore is a land of Bengalis!!!

And we didn't know that!!!And all the while I was mistaken thinking that Bangalore was just the anglicised version of Bendha Kaala uru.

I happened to read this article in the Times of India today morning.

TOI Link


A true gaffe from the Oxford University Press.An excerpt below from the article says that the Oxford University press published something as hideous as this

"Bangalore is a land of Bengalis where people spoke Bengali!"

Thoroughly perplexed,for a moment I thought an ideal day should start like this, with one getting something to laugh about, and set a cheerful tone for the day.

This is not all.It goes further, to state

"The people living here were descendants of a person by name Banga."

Fortunately, the publishers were informed about their mistake.And now they're calling back all the published books to convert it back into pulp and republish along with the corrections.Much before it could result in public uproar, and of course,cause a storm in a teacup.