On Monday, 16 August, the zila panchayat of Aligarh passed a resolution seeking to rename Aligarh as Harigarh. "It had been a long-pending demand to rename Aligarh as Harigarh", said the zila panchayat chairman Vijay Singh.
While the final decision to rename the city will be taken by the Uttar Pradesh government, we wonder how things will change for the people of Ali/Hari-garh (or NOT change rather), after the big name change.
Unemployment... What's That?!
... And 'Dhoom 5' Will Be Shot in Harigarh
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If Only Changing the Name of a Place Could Change the Mindset of People Living in It Too...
Hari Om!
Beti Bachao, Beta Padhao.
Is That Even Possible Now?
Truth Be Told...
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