Subject: Re: FW: Change of timezone City for India
Kenneth Gonsalves
lawgon at au-kbc.org
Wed Jul 2 17:13:49 UTC 2008
hi,
I would like to bring it to your attention that the usage Asia/
Calcutta has a long history. India has four major metropolitan cities
- originally Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi and Madras and now known as
Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai. Each has historically been the
seat of some important national institutions/traditions. Calcutta/
Kolkata has historically been the 'time' city of India. Everyone is
quite comfortable with this. If you *do* want to make a change,
please consult all sections of the community before you do so. India
is also a country with sensitive regional feelings, so please take
these things into consideration before making any change. If
necessary you could poll the various LUGs and FSUGs and other
interest groups before making a change.
--
regards
Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
lawgon at au-kbc.org
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/
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