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The phenomenon of cities and towns being named after colonial notables is not limited to India, as we all know..
Countless places around the world have been named after British royals from Victoria and Albert to Edward, George, Charlotte and more, not to mention the dynasties and dynasts of other European nations...
This past week local tourism industry voices were raised over the proposal by the cantonment board to rename the idyllic hill station of Lansdowne in Uttarakhand to Jaswantgarh, after a heroic soldier who hailed from the area..
Hotel owners say this would adversely affect their business, implying that the lure of the place is linked to the name, though they were referring just to popular recall..
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