Bengali boards in Gachibowli spark debate over language imposition
Hyderabad: A social media post highlighting the presence of Bengali signboards in a lane near AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli has sparked a debate over language use and the need to protect Telugu.
The post described Hyderabad as increasingly becoming a second home for people from North India and expressed concern over the absence of Telugu signboards in the lane, where shops reportedly displayed signboards entirely in Bengali.
The X user who shared the post said people moving to Hyderabad should respect the local language and called for a Telangana Telugu Protection Board, similar to initiatives in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, to safeguard the language.
There is new bengali lane in Hyderabad
— Niveditha Reddy (@hariniv2505) November 11, 2026
Hyderabad is becoming a second home for all North Indians.
Yesterday, I came across a lane right beside AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli.
All the shop signboards were in Bengali, and I didn't spot a single Telugu board.
It is truly unacceptable… pic.twitter.com/zcxtnIZ9Qq
Her post was welcomed and criticised, with some arguing that such remarks could create divisions among Indians, while others fully endorsed her views.
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