9th Class Social Science Democracy in the Contemporary World Question Bank Very Short Answer Type Questions - Democracy in the Contemporary World

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    Why do countries and cities change their names given by their colonial rulers? State some examples of similar changes of names from India.

    Answer:

    Countries and cities change their names to dissociate themselves from their colonial past, to assert their sovereignty and give expression to nationalist feelings. The name of Bombay was changed to. Mumbai, Madras to Channai and Calcutta to Kolkata.


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