Rename-o-philia

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

A couple of colleagues are heading to the Italian embassy in Bombay tonight and were wondering where in the city Dr G. Deshmukh Road is. Some Googling later, we arrive at this site that happily informs us the embassy is simultaneously on Deshmukh Road and Peddar Road. The site also mentions a Kemps Corner Overbridge in the neighbourhood, so we figure it must be the corner of two roads. We decide they should get off the bus at Dadar, take a cab to Peddar Road, and ask someone there for directions to Deshmukh Road.

More Googling later, it turns out Deshmukh Road is Peddar Road. I wish someone would apply a cluebat to whoever thought renaming for national pride was a brilliant idea.

mannu — Feb 22, 2005 7:59:35 PM — # ↩

I spent the first 5 or so years of my life at Peddar Road!
- rohandsa — Feb 23, 2005 1:53:11 AM — # ↩
  
  Me too. Around 2 years but we already talked about this before...
bluesmoon — Feb 22, 2005 9:18:36 PM — # ↩

Kemps corner overbridge is a good landmark. The new crossword is under that. Nearest station - Grant Road. Dadar is far away.
satyap — Feb 22, 2005 9:24:32 PM — # ↩

Wimp. Take a bus. From Dadar, 31 should go. I think. Damn, I'm forgetting the bus routes. This sucks. I used to be BEST king, you know.

I think Kanchenjunga is one of the tall ones around Kemps' corner, so should be easy to find.
sidcarter — Feb 22, 2005 9:50:05 PM — # ↩

So which road did you finally take ? Deshmukh Road or Peddar Road ? :D
eh_donia — Feb 22, 2005 11:27:59 PM — # ↩

You shouldve called me! I wouldve guided u to the embassy. Its that bunglow place no? I think its Altamount Road, up Pedder Road.. near Prithvi Building.

From Grant Road, they should take a taxi only.
vijucat — Feb 24, 2005 5:42:26 AM — # ↩

Was referred to this today morning in a discussion:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jace/
http://reyelts.dyndns.org:8080/jace/release/docs/index.html