I spoke with an Indian colleague about the current situation in Mumbai. I continually used the term Mumbai but I noticed he said “Bombay” repeatedly.
I finally said, “I thought your country changed the name of the city to Mumbai.” He smiled, “Yes, to show we are independent of Great Britain. They gave us the name Bombay. To show our independence the government changed the name to Mumbai. Everyone I know still calls it Bombay.”
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