[《Amid the name-changing spree of BJP governments in various states, eminent historian Irfan Habib has said that the first name the party should consider changing is that of its chief Amit Shah. "His surname 'Shah' is of Persian origin and not of Gujarati," he said.
The 87-year-old Aligarh Muslim University professor emeritus added, "Even the term Gujarat itself is of Persian origin. It was called Gurjaratra earlier. They should also change it."》] https://m.timesofindia.com/india/amit-shahs-name-of-persian-origin-bjp-should-change-that-first-historian-irfan-habib/amp_articleshow/66569827.cms?fbclid=IwAR0Giz8c7eI86cAaetNALmzoY4jEuocasKWoWVeda6BgfnQtMjxz84v5fzc Amit Shah's name of Persian origin, BJP should change that first: Historian Irfan Habib Arvind Chauhan | TNN | Updated: Nov 10, 2018, 20:40 IST AGRA: Amid the name-changing spree of BJP governments in various states, eminent historian Irfan Habib has said that the first name the party should consider changing is that of its chief Amit Shah. "His surname 'Shah' is of Persian origin and not of Gujarati," he said. The 87-year-old Aligarh Muslim University professor emeritus added, "Even the term Gujarat itself is of Persian origin. It was called Gurjaratra earlier. They should also change it." Speaking with TOI, the lawmaker said, "The term Agra has no meaning or relevance. Nearly 5,000 years ago, the entire belt close to Yamuna was a densely forested area and people knew it as Agravan, which finds mention in Mahabharata too. Later, during the Mughal regime, the city was renamed as Akbarabad." "The government should rename it to Agravan for another reason. Agra city is the biggest home to the Agrawal community and they are the followers of Maharaja Agrasen, who once ruled Agravan. Over four lakh Agrawals live in the city of Taj," the MLA said. Reacting to the proposal to rename Agra, Habib said, "The entire history of Maharaja Agrasen is mythical. It’s nothing but fiction. Secondly, the Agrawal community claims its origin from Agroha in Haryana, and not Agra. So, both the arguments for renaming the city do not hold water." "We first hear the term ‘Agra’ during the reign of Sikandar Lodhi in the 15th century but before that, the area was more prominently known as Doab – land between Ganga and Yamuna," the historian said. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
