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What is the earlier name of jalpaiguri? |
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Answer» The NAME Jalpaiguri COMES from the Bengali WORD jalpai meaning "olive" because of the olives which GREW in the district and were seen even in the 1900s. The suffix guri means a place. The name can also be associated with Jalpesh (Shiva), the presiding deity of the ENTIRE region. |
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