Chandigarh, April 13: Gurgaon, also known as the Millennium City of Haryana, will be renamed Gurugram and the neighbouring Mewat district will be known as Nuh, BJP’s Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government announced.
The name Gurugram dates back to the time of Guru Dronacharya, a saint in Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. One of Guru Dronacharya’s students had gifted him a village named Gurugram.
The decision to change the name of Gurgaon as Gurugram has been taken on the basis of the representations received at several fora that it would be appropriate to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram, a state government spokesperson said.
“Haryana is a historic land of the Bhagwat Gita and Gurgaon had been a centre of learning. It had been known as Gurgaon since the times of Guru Dronacharya. Gurgaon was a great centre of education where the princes used to be provided education. Therefore, since long the people of the area had been demanding that Gurgaon be renamed as Gurugram,” he added.
Mewat district, which extends to the adjoining states Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, will be renamed after its headquarters Nuh town.
