Hi Justin, There are many different systems for transliterating Hindi script although the GoI has officially adopted the Hunterian system. I would guess that spellings originating from local offices are more likely to be non-Hunterian, idiosyncratic, phonetic, etc., although not necessarily wrong. However, they are probably more likely to have outright misspellings as well because workers at local offices tend to have less command of English compared to workers at the Centre (and publications from the Centre are probably proofread more closely).
I would opt to use spellings from the central government publication primarily because they are the official, standardized version. I would only use the local spellings if I was creating some output specifically for use at the local level. Eric On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Dilip Damle <[email protected]> wrote: > HI, > > I stay in Delhi, > > Actually Delhi has grown over the years and is Growing > > Initially there was only Old Delhi > > Then the Luyten's Delhi was built by the British > > at that time there were small and large villages far away from these > Cities. > > After independence Delhi grew very fast because of influx including > displaced people from Pakistan. > Then came many developed colonies and institutions like IIT, JNU and many > more. > > These acquired the agriculture land belonging to the Villagers. > The residential part of the Villages was kept untouched and these are all > the villages that > you see today and most of the land is owned by original owners who mainly > live off renting houses. > > The outer Delhi still has many villages with the Agriculture land still > intact. > > That is the story in short. > > For more specific info you are free to write to me directly on my email > address cadvision@gmail .com > I will help to the extent that I know or can find out. > > > > On Monday, August 25, 2014 6:29:35 PM UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote: >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LffKFRJuVpc/U_svOKjxH7I/AAAAAAAAAK0/NfAkFuzv3XI/s1600/delhi.jpg> >> >> I have yet to travel to Delhi, so I know nothing of the city. So >> hopefully some of you could share your knowledge with me. When talking >> about locations in Delhi, do people refer to villages? I found a list of >> villages for 11 districts and 9 districts. >> >> >> 11 districts: http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_ >> revenue/Revenue/Home/Organization+Setup/List+of+ >> Villages+as+per+11+Districts >> >> 9 districts: http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_ >> revenue/Revenue/Home/Organization+Setup/List+of+ >> Villages+as+per+9+Districts >> >> >> Do people use these names when discussing locations within Delhi? Are >> these villages considered neighborhoods? Where can I find a good map of >> village boundaries for Central and New Delhi? I have written their >> government offices for the past few weeks, and they do not respond to my >> e-mails... >> >> >> Also, the names in either of the lists don't really follow the 2001 or >> the 2011 census data. It seems as if spelling can go a few different ways >> in India; i.e. Jaunti vs. Jonti, Qutab Pur vs. Qutub Pur, Jafrabad >> vs. Jaffrabad. I think trusting a name from a local government office is >> slightly more correct than from a national agency (is this a naive way to >> think?). >> >> >> Thanks for any information! >> > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
