tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32930145.post4790617304684934554..comments2023-08-17T20:10:58.890+05:30Comments on IndiAdRant: Let me be a train. No logo please!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03231391499541540584noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32930145.post-76694321608825950452007-04-25T18:22:00.000+05:302007-04-25T18:22:00.000+05:30Unfortunately people recognize a 'kurkure' or an '...Unfortunately people recognize a 'kurkure' or an 'ujala' more than netravati or rupasi bangla. <BR/>Do people even stop and think about the river and the imagery or the culture of a place when they read / write those train names. <BR/>Of course one can counter argue that it is precisely for these reasons that those names ought to be retained so that the meaning associated with them does not fade into oblivion - though forcibly changing names or retaining them is usually driven by bureaucrats wanting to assert power and does not lead to anything productive – how many of us remember Gandhi when we pass by Mahatama Gandhi Chowk? Any name will be met with the same fate given prolonged exposure . <BR/>I am not for brands occupying every conceivable free space we have though if lending a name can help fund an improved consumer experience - why not?Reshma Bachwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13914825345247853788noreply@blogger.com