Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Mmmm, boiled beans.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061101/tc_nm/india_bangalore_dc_1

"India's technology hub of Bangalore changed its name to its vernacular original Bengalooru on Wednesday in what is seen as a bid to appease locals upset at the influx of outsiders.

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Historians say Bengalooru is derived from Bendakalooru, meaning a town of boiled beans, as the place was named when it was born in the 14th century. "

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