Bengaluru has been known as ‘Silicon Valley of India’ for a extended time and now a new name has been coined for the city. Business tycoon Anand Mahindra and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani have selected a new name for Bengaluru city. The chosen name- TechHalli is anticipated to resonate improved with locals. In Kannada, Halli signifies village and the name actually translates to tech village.
It is to note that Anand Mahindra had asked Twitterati to recommend a name that can be applied as the new moniker for Bengaluru alternatively of ‘Silicon Valley of India’. On Saturday, Mahindra took to Twitter and mentioned that Nilekani has agreed to be the co-judge of 4 brief-listed entries. They each decided that one entry- TecHalli can be applied which was submitted by Srinivas P Reddy on Twitter. The other 3 possibilities shortlisted have been TechPattana, IndTechGram, and IndTechTown.
According to a report by The IE, each judges really feel that ‘TecHalli’ is the best name that can be applied for Bengaluru. While providing the process to persons on social media, Mahindra had particularly pointed out that the entry must cleverly involve the letter ‘H’ in Tech to double use. The winner has been promised a scale replica of the Pininfarina H2 Speed auto by Mahindra.
While some celebrated the new moniker for Bengaluru, there have been other folks who showed issues about TecHalli. A netizen mentioned that Silicon Valley is a metaphor and Bengaluru becoming referred to as TecHalli of India may perhaps not be understood by persons internationally till and unless they know the which means of this Kannada word. To this, Mahindra replied that it is time that persons outdoors India attempt to make an try in understanding the which means of the word. He added that there are lots of persons who do not speak English and initially they could not recognize the which means of Silicon valley as effectively.
Meanwhile, the move is welcomed by lots of. To be sure, Bengaluru is home to lots of techies and begin-ups. Citing Arun Javgal, a worker at an IT firm, the IE report mentioned that persons in the city connect more to the name TecHalli than Silicon Valley of India.