Gurugram plan a misdirected govt move from history to myth

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$inline_imageThe Haryana government’s recent decision to rename Gurgaon — a premier IT and BPO hub of the country — as Gurugram apparently draws upon a popular belief that the area was given to Dronacharya, the famed teacher (guru) of the Kuru princes in the epic Mahabharata, by his disciples as tuition fees


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Gurugram plan a misdirected govt move from history to myth

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