Bangalore a land of Bengalis

Bangalore: Bangaloreans don’t seem to know this yet, but Bangalore is a land of Bengalis where people spoke Bengali!
This is what the reputed The Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Place Names, edited by John Everett-Heath, wants them to believe.
Another howler mentioned is that Kempe Gowda belongs to Hoysala dynasty. This is a chronological error because […]

Written by Linu on June 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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