Gurgaon renamed Gurugram
Q. Gurgaon is being renamed as- Published on 14 Apr 16a. Gudgaon
b. Gurgram
c. Gurugram
d. GuruDron
ANSWER: Gurugram
- The decision to change the name of Gurgaon was taken on the basis of several representations recommending “Gurugram” as the appropriate name for the city.
- Its neighbouring district Mewat has been renamed “Nuh”.
- Haryana was a historic land of the Mahabharata period and Gurgaon was a great centre of learning where Guru Dronacharya taught the Pandavas and Kauravas.
- The town derived its name from Guru Dronacharya, who was gifted the village as “gurudakshina” by his students, the Pandavas.
- It came to be known as “Gurugram”, which in the course of time got distorted to Gurgaon.
- For Mewat, it is said that it was a geographical and cultural unit and not a town. It is spread beyond Haryana in adjoining Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
- The headquarters of Mewat district is at Nuh town. The people of the area and the elected representatives had been demanding that the name of Mewat be changed to Nuh.
- The proposal for the name change will now be sent to the Union government for its approval and come into force after a gazette notification. Following the notification, Gurgaon district will also be known as Gurugram.
