Acting Chief Sunita Dangol said that every name should not be taken lightly as it has a story of history, culture, civilization, and society.
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Kathmandu Metropolitan City has stated that the ancient and original names of 509 places within 10 wards have been determined.
The Department of Heritage and Tourism in collaboration with the Integrated Urban Development Center has determined 430 original names and 79 auxiliary names from the study conducted in two phases, informed Kumari Rai, Head of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Heritage and Tourism Department.
Similarly, information regarding this was given on the occasion of the agreement to study the original and ancient names of eight more wards in the third phase. The agreement for the third phase of the study was signed by Kumari Rai, Head of the Department of Heritage and Tourism, and Riza Joshi, Executive Director of the Integrated Urban Development Center, in the presence of Acting Chief Sunita Dangol, Chief Administrative Officer Saroj Guragain, and Coordinator of the Heritage and Tourism Committee Ashaman Sangat. Rai informed that the original names of settlements and places in wards no. 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23, 27, and 28 will be studied in this phase.
Acting Chief Dangol said on the occasion of the agreement that names are not just words used to call people. 'There is some fact behind every name. There is a story of history, culture, civilization and society. Therefore, the work of naming and introducing names should not be taken lightly,' raising the issue of placing name identification plates, she said, 'When placing identification plates, do not place them in a way that causes visual pollution. If possible, place them in the same place as before. Otherwise, place them in a place that does not irritate the eyes or affect others.'
According to the Chief of the Department, Rai, a study has been conducted in Ward Nos. 5, 6, 7, 18, 24 in the first phase and Ward Nos. 8, 17, 19, 20, and 25 in the second phase. During the study, she informed that the original and ancient naming of places and settlements based on religious, cultural and historical importance within the ward was studied and documented.
During the study, ancient names are discovered through the study of villages, settlements, monasteries, wahals, wahi, dharas, sattals, and patis that have religious, cultural, and historical significance. The names identified in this way are confirmed with locals, communities, cultural experts, archaeologists, linguists, and historians.
