On renaming streets in Chennai

It is with wry amusement that I read an article in today's newspaper (The Hindu)on the renaming of streets in Chennai. Each political party plays it's role on destroying or negating our rich History. The first step was to replace the 'colonial' names with Indian ones. So Mount road became Anna Salai, Nungambakkam High Road became Uthamar Gandhi Salai..

The next step taken by the aethist government was to negate the caste named street. So G.N. Chetty street became G.N.street and Brahmin street in Saidapet becomes Street. This is to erode the casteism.

It is indeed amusing to note that both the young and the old still use the erstwhile names!
History has been passed word of mouth.

Casteism is still in everyone's minds, thoughts and actions which is evident in every political speech, caste based elections, in the common man's mundane life.

The British did rule us. They did destroy our native economy etc. Even in their selfish interests, they did something in the larger interests too. The bridges, dams, lakes, hill stations are positive legacy.

Similarly caste system existed and unfortunately exists even today in varying degrees.

Both are part of our history. Being objective and not subjective about History would be Utopian.

Why blame Pakistan and Afghanistan for re writing History? Are we not doing the same?
Is not casteism still entwined in our existence?

So many questions.....