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Selling the Past... in the Present!

By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I spotted him sitting on the roadside near the gate of the Catholic Centre on T.N. Narasimha Murthy Circle which is more popularly known as Millennium…

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Published May 10, 2019 · 4 min read
selling the past... in the pre

By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

I spotted him sitting on the roadside near the gate of the Catholic Centre on T.N. Narasimha Murthy Circle which is more popularly known as Millennium Circle. Yes, there are a few landmarks like that in our city which are almost unknown by their officially given names simply because people who have known them the way they have been known over the years, refuse to call them by any other name! For instance, the age-old names ‘Ballal Circle’ and ‘Highway Circle’ continue to stick to their respective spots simply because of the two hotels that once stood there.

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