 "Why are “Pur,” “Ganj,” or “Baad” in the names of cities, what do they mean? Hardly anyone will know!")
You may have heard of Kanpur, Moradabad, and if you have been to Lucknow or Delhi, you may also know of the Hazratganj and Daryaganj areas. Have you ever wondered why the words “pur,” “bad,” and “ganj” are added to the names of cities or regions? A video of a teacher recently went viral, explaining why “pur,” “ganj,” or “bad” are added to city names and their meanings. Hardly anyone knows this.
Recently a video was posted on the Instagram account of @satyamevjayate.indore, a coaching center in Indore, in which the teacher explains why cities have the words “pur,” “ganj,” or “bad” in their names. He explained that earlier, if the name of a city included “Pur”, it meant that there was a fort or fort, such as Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
Why do cities have ‘Pur’, ‘Ganj’ or ‘Baad’ in their names?
The teacher explained that the word ‘Baad’ is from the word ‘Ab’, which is derived from ‘Abad’. ‘Aab’ means where there are rivers. The names of cities built on the banks of rivers were prefixed with ‘Baad’, such as Allahabad, Moradabad, or Ahmedabad. Also, the word ‘ganj’ is applied where there used to be a treasure. Here, ‘treasure’ refers not only to diamonds and jewels but also to the market or marketplace. For this reason, Lucknow’s famous market has been named Hazratganj and Delhi’s Daryaganj.
The video is going viral…
The video has received over 400,000 views. More than 16,000 people have shared it. However, the comments section of the video has been disabled. Perhaps the account was afraid of being trolled for sharing this information. Therefore, News-Patiala Hindi cannot verify the veracity of the claims made in this video. This information is quite interesting, and not many people will know about it. Did you know about it?