Omar Abdullah dismissed the renaming of Raj Bhavan as mere symbolism, quoting Shakespeare’s famous line “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” to stress that governance matters more than nomenclature. By: Javid Amin | 04 December 2025 When Names Change, But Will Governance? Across India, governor residences once known as “Raj Bhavan” are being rechristened “Lok Bhavan.” The shift, directed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is presented as part of a larger push towards a more “people-centric” and post-colonial sensibility…
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