Gurgaon is Now Gurugram: Twitter Finds it Hilarious

Poor Gurugram is the butt of a LOT of jokes. Here are some of Twitter’s best.

Gurgaon has a new name. On Tuesday, in what could only have been the brainwave of a bored Haryana government, Gurgaon was renamed. Much to the dismay of anyone who lives there, Gurgaon will now be called Gurugram. 

The logic behind BJP’s renaming is as worrying as it is... well, lame. Haryana is apparently the ‘historic land of the Bhagwat Gita,’ and Gurgaon ‘has been a centre of learning.’

The asinine nature of the name-change and the (*cough cough* Hindutva) ideological underpinnings behind it haven’t escaped Twitter’s cynics and comics. Here is a list of Twitter’s best offerings on #Gurugram.

ScoopWhoop, You Win This Round

We are pretty sure that will be the next step. #GurgaonNameChange #Gurugram #Guragon pic.twitter.com/nrmedvpxER

— ScoopWhoop (@ScoopWhoop) April 12, 2016

Taking Pointers, Sri Sri?

#Gurugram sounds like an #Instagram hashtag by #ArtOfLiving folks that no one's gonna use.

— Tusshar (@FilmySasi) April 12, 2016

The Pun is Strong in This One

Gurgaon is now #Gurugram.
The city is now confident of winning next year's Graami awards.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 12, 2016

Daarugram

With alcohol shops on every nook & corner Daaru-Gram would have been way more appropriate. #Gurugram @LastWeekTonight @iamjohnoliver #story

— Hargun Bhatia (@hargunbhatia) April 12, 2016

Really, Haryana?

I left #Gurgaon, I return to #Gurugram

I feel like Tom Hanks in 'The Terminal'. pic.twitter.com/r8UujoNTjL

— Pierre Fitter (@pierrefitter) April 12, 2016

Coz We’re Cooler Than You

#Gurugram?
Noida be like... pic.twitter.com/eXmEH4qedG

— Jaskirat Singh Bawa (@JaskiratSB) April 12, 2016

Chetan Bhagat’s Attempt at a Gurugram Joke

What do IT guys who lived in Gurgaon call themselves? Programmer, Gurugrammer. #Gurugram

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) April 12, 2016