What's in a Name..

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet."

so says Shakespeare's Juliet in the timeless classic "Romeo and Juliet". However, the very recent case involving the renaming of West Bengal to Paschim Banga/Bongo proves the tragedy queen wrong as, apparently, there's a lot "in a name".

As the intellectuals and the politicians fight it out among themselves over whether the change in name "corrects historical wrongs" or not, and whether some other name would have been a more satisfactory change, or whether this change would be able to revamp the image of the state, I guess the concerned people forgot to take note of the fact that it would not change ANYTHING on the ground (you heard it right, Ms. Banerjee). The only differences would be the ones visible on the official letterhead's title, the state's web site's title, vehicle number plates and other such mundane stuff.

I fail to understand how this change is going to BENEFIT - because, in particular, the government is supposed bring about changes for this only - the common man who continues to make endless rounds of the government offices to get even the smallest of things done; or how the poor in the state will get food, shelter, security, education and health care because of this; or how this change will add glitter-effect to the reputation of the state which has seen mass murders and strikes against oppressive policies; or how the scars of the partition of the state can be healed through THIS.

This, according to me, is something that does nothing except waste precious time and, the even more precious and the already widely-squandered-and-abused exchequer's money. I'm sure Ms. Banerjee would be able to win more accolades and goodwill if she were to channelise her energy and efforts in the direction of bringing about socio-economic development in the state, instead of engaging herself in such fruitless exercises. Name-games and blame-games never win you anything, forget about elections!!...

Doesn't change anything!..