Did you know that there is a place actually named Golconda in Nevada State in US? I did not know either. I was watching an episode of "Criminal Minds" ("No Way Out" - Part I), and they showed the location name as Golconda. For a minute I thought they were just making it up. But, no, I checked. There is really a palce called Golconda in Nevada, US, located in Humboldt County alongside Interstate 80. They have a Post Office also, Golconda Post Office. It is named after the ancient diamond-mining center Golconda in India.
That is all I had found. If ever I get to go there, I will certainly find the history as to why it was named after Golconda in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. For now, it is an interesting observation!
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Hello.. Wat made u think that genius ppl like me wont read ur blogs?! Of course I did kno abt Golconda's existence! ;)
Ofcoruse we all know about Golconda in India...;)
Love your puns...always refreshes my mind when I am stessed at work. :)
There are probably lot more places in US than names in English, since in India we have so many languages so many names - we can probably loan a few to the US.
Glad to know that there a piece of Hyderabad in the US, albeit a name.
It is strange however that inspite of so many names that we have our CM just finds Indira and Rajiv for all his pet schemes. Sigh!.
CM has a political mind not a historian mind..hence the names Indira and Rajiv..LOL!