Bombay - a real surprise!
January 9th 2008 FIRST A WORD ABOUT CONFUSING CITY NAMES HERE IN INDIA. AS YOU ALL KNOW BOMBAY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CHANGED TO MUMBAI; CALCUTTA IS KOLKATA AND MADRAS IS CHENAI. NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MADRAS/CHENAI THING. BUT, IN 3 1/2 MONTHS IN INDIA I HAVE MET ONLY ONE INDIAN WHO CALLED BOMBAY, MUMBAI AND NONE THAT USED THE NAME KOLKATA. THE ONLY ONES WHO USE IT ARE WE PC FOREIGNERS AND TRAVELERS. SO, F
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