Why is DHAKA spelt Dacca on Google Earth? By Taslima Americans and quite a few of Europeans have a dewy-eyed stereotype of India (although, that dreamy view of India is slowly coming apart). Google and Microsoft and so many others have set up their workshops in India to help her find a place in the world. Unfortunately, Indians being so political, even Dravidian South Indians, they play politics even planting inaccuracies on Google Earth. DHAKA spelling may have been decolonised over 20 years ago, but Dacca still remains on Google(http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Dhaka.htm). Indians are trying to tell us Bengalis something; perhaps, to annoy us. More probably, they are telling Bangladesh that Indian workers are boss, even though they are planting inaccuracies on their American Master's time! Just to be clear, Bangladesh was a pioneer in the region in attempting a name decolonisation 20 years ago. In only the last few years India has began copying Bangladesh and started changing names, etc.... On Google all the new Indian names have been included. Only Bangladesh's DHAKA remains Dacca on Google Earth. I hope some clever Bengali will inform the American media and Google bosses that Indians are playing politics abusing American resources and planting inaccuracies. It's petty but some Indians are petty dangerous to their American employers search for an accurate GOOGLE EARTH! Taslima E Mail : factia@gmail.com |
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