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Names in Mangalore

 As you all have guessed by now, I usually post things on History- which is a surprise to me, because I hated history during the schooldays ( maybe the way it was presented etc). What happens is, when I see something new, I go 'wow' and think- let me share this. Thinking that -maybe like me-others also dont know( which is actually wrong,because there are many, who know it-but probably dont express it). So, few days back, I saw a post on the historical reasons behind different names of places in mangalore...and I went 'wow'...I am 100% sure-many of you know about this- the following is for the ones who didnt know about this. Its complied from various posts of some blogs.Remember: this is not the 'exact' reason-but a probable reason. 1. Nandigudde: This is the modified version of earlier 'nanda-gudde'. Coming from the Nanda rulers of Tulu nadu. Earlier people used to always settled on river banks. Nandigudde is located close the former (ancient) course of...