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Staff, Amar Ujala, Lucknow Posted By: Kirtivardhan Mishra Updated on Thursday May 19, 2022 04:43 pm IST

Summary A tweet from UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday this week fueled the discussion about Lucknow’s name change. In fact, he had tweeted about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Lucknow, after which many Twitter trends went viral.

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The process of renaming cities and roads in Uttar Pradesh, which began during the time of former Chief Minister Mayawati, continues during the time of Akhilesh Yadav and now CM Yogi Adityanath. Either renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj or renaming the district from Faizabad to Ayodhya. Yogi has taken great advantage of this name change formula and his proposals have also been widely accepted by the Center and the public. However, now the city whose name is being changed the most, Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, tops the list.

How did the discussion about changing the name of Lucknow start? On Monday this week, a tweet from UP CM Yogi Adityanath gave impetus to the discussion about changing the name of Lucknow. Actually, he had tweeted about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Lucknow: “Welcome to the holy city of Lucknow, the holy city of Sheshavatar Lord Shri Laxman ji…” In this tweet, he shared a photo of him and the governor . Anandiben Patel with PM Modi was also published.

The discussion market heated up after Yogi’s tweet that CM called Lucknow Laxmannagari and thus the name of the city can be changed at any time. After Yogi’s tweet, the hashtag Laxmanpuri trended tremendously on Twitter. In such a situation, the question on almost everyone’s mind is what is Lord Laxman’s connection to Lucknow and what are the reasons behind changing his name.

What is the BJP’s claim on the description of Lucknow as Laxmannagari? BJP leaders have repeatedly demanded that Lucknow be renamed after Lord Laxman. However, their demand has been to change the name of Lucknow to Laxmanpuri instead of Laxmannagari. In 2018, BJP Senior Leader Kalraj Mishra, who is currently Governor of Rajasthan, demanded that Lucknow be renamed Laxmanpuri. His comments came after BJP leader Lalji Tandon’s book ‘Unkaha Lucknow’. Tandon had recounted the mythological connection between Lord Laxman and Lucknow in this book.

Tandon stated in his book that Lucknow was formerly known as Lakshmanpur and Lakshmanavati but later also became known as Lakhnauti and Lakhanpur. With the change it was renamed Lucknow in English. The BJP leader claims that the history of Lucknow dates back to the Vedic period. Then came a period of the Ramayana period, when Lord Lakshmana established Lakshmanpuri. Tandon states that the Lakshman mound of that period was forgotten over time and now only the mosque on the mound is seen by connecting to that historical mound.

Laxman Mound Excavation Demand It has been said in the book that ancient Lucknow was settled around the Laxman Mound. But today the name of this Lakshman Tila was completely forgotten and now the name of this mound has been completely erased and this place is known today as Mound Wali Masjid. These claims by Lalji Tandon were also supported by DP Tiwari, an archaeologist in the city during that time. Referring to the Uttara Kand of Ramayana, he said that there are many such evidences in it, from which it is clear that Lord Lakshmana had crossed the Gomti river to reach the Lakshman mound. According to Tiwari, if the Laxman mound (where Aurangzeb later built a mosque) is re-excavated, more evidence of the city’s association with Laxman will come to light.

What are the other plans for Lord Laxman in Lucknow? After the release of Lalji Tandon’s book, the BJP had proposed installing an idol of Lord Laxman outside the Mound Mosque. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation had also passed a resolution related to this. However, he was opposed by the opposition and minority leaders. Muslim leaders said the idol outside the mosque would disturb their prayers, because in Islam prayers cannot be held in front of the statue.

However, on May 12 this year, Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials announced that construction of a 151-foot-tall Laxman statue would begin in the city from next month. Lucknow Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia said the Laxman statue will be installed at Jhulelal Vatika, located near the Hanuman Setu temple on the banks of the Gomti river. A gallery called Laxman Prerna Kunj will also be built around this idol. In this, information about the life story of Lord Lakshman and the sacrifices of him will be given.

Explanation: The process of renaming cities and roads in Uttar Pradesh, which began during the time of former Chief Minister Mayawati, has continued during the time of Akhilesh Yadav and now CM Yogi Adityanath. Either renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj or renaming the district from Faizabad to Ayodhya. Yogi has taken great advantage of this name change formula and his proposals have also been widely accepted by the Center and the public. However, now the city whose name is being changed the most, Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, tops the list.

How did the discussion of changing the name of Lucknow start? A tweet from UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday this week sparked the discussion of changing the name of Lucknow. Actually, he had tweeted about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Lucknow: “Welcome to the holy city of Lucknow, the holy city of Sheshavatar Lord Shri Laxman ji…” In this tweet, he shared a photo of him and the governor . Anandiben Patel with PM Modi was also published.

The discussion market heated up after Yogi’s tweet that CM called Lucknow Laxmannagari and thus the name of the city can be changed at any time. After Yogi’s tweet, the hashtag Laxmanpuri trended tremendously on Twitter. In such a situation, the question on almost everyone’s mind is what is Lord Laxman’s connection to Lucknow and what are the reasons behind changing his name.

What is the BJP’s claim in describing Lucknow as Lakshmananagari? BJP leaders have repeatedly demanded that Lucknow be renamed Lord Laxman. However, their demand has been to change the name of Lucknow to Laxmanpuri instead of Laxmannagari. In 2018, BJP Senior Leader Kalraj Mishra, who is currently Governor of Rajasthan, demanded that Lucknow be renamed Laxmanpuri. His comments came after BJP leader Lalji Tandon’s book ‘Unkaha Lucknow’. Tandon had recounted the mythological connection between Lord Laxman and Lucknow in this book.

Tandon stated in his book that Lucknow was formerly known as Lakshmanpur and Lakshmanavati but later also became known as Lakhnauti and Lakhanpur. With the change it was renamed Lucknow in English. The BJP leader claims that the history of Lucknow dates back to the Vedic period. Then came a period of the Ramayana period, when Lord Lakshmana established Lakshmanpuri. Tandon states that the Lakshman mound of that period was forgotten over time and now only the mosque on the mound is seen by connecting to that historical mound.

Laxman Mound Excavation Demand It is said in the book that ancient Lucknow settled around the Laxman Mound. But today the name of this Lakshman Tila was completely forgotten and now the name of this mound has been completely erased and this place is known today as Mound Wali Masjid. These claims by Lalji Tandon were also supported by DP Tiwari, an archaeologist in the city during that time. Referring to the Uttara Kand of Ramayana, he said that there are many such evidences in it, from which it is clear that Lord Lakshmana had crossed the Gomti river to reach the Lakshman mound. According to Tiwari, if the Laxman mound (where Aurangzeb later built a mosque) is re-excavated, more evidence of the city’s association with Laxman will come to light.

What are the other plans for Lord Laxman in Lucknow? After the release of Lalji Tandon’s book, the BJP had proposed installing an idol of Lord Laxman outside the mound mosque. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation had also passed a resolution related to this. However, he was opposed by the opposition and minority leaders. Muslim leaders said the idol outside the mosque would disturb their prayers, because in Islam prayers cannot be held in front of the statue.

However, on May 12 this year, Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials announced that construction of a 151-foot-tall Laxman statue would begin in the city from next month. Lucknow Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia said the Laxman statue will be installed at Jhulelal Vatika, located near the Hanuman Setu temple on the banks of the Gomti river. A gallery called Laxman Prerna Kunj will also be built around this idol. In this, information about the life story of Lord Lakshman and the sacrifices of him will be given.