A rage over the issues of anglicizing the names surnames and battle of independence is heightening every moment on social media network Reddit. Many online social networks freaks and users are taking the side of Bollywood romance king Shah Rukh Khan and the Shive Sena heirs Thackeray over the Anglicization of  names and selflessly fighting for the nation’s freedom. A Reddit thread with a question “Did you know?: The Thackeray’s were such admirers of British that they anglicized their names while Shahrukh Khan’s grandparent’s fought for India’s freedom” is wrapping many mixed reactions across the social media.

Did you know? The Thackeray’s Anglicized their Names as Admirers of British

There have been allegations and speculations over the anglicized names of Maharashtra’s highly celebrated political family the “Thackeray’s”. Confidential sources reveal that the father of Bal Thackeray, Sri. Keshav Sitaram Thackeray is said to have modified their surname Thakre as he greatly admired the Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.

What Was the Actual Surname of Thackeray’s?

Basing the self-quoted version of Keshav Sitaram Thackeray in his autobiography Mazhi Jeevangatha he said that they that one of his ancestors was a kiladar of the Dhodap fort during the Maratha empire. His great-grandfather Krishnaji Madhav(“Appasaheb”) resided in Pali, Raigad, while his grandfather Ramchandra “Bhikoba” Dhodapkar settled in Panvel. Keshav’s father Sitaram adopted the last name “Panvelkar” as per the tradition, but decided to give his son the surname “Thakre”, which was apparently their traditional family name before their ancestors moved to Dhodap. An admirer of the India-born British writer William Makepeace Thackeray, Keshav later anglicized the spelling of his surname to “Thackeray”.

Shah Rukh Khan’s Parents and Aamir Khan’s Grand Father in Freedom Movement of India

Though the allegements over the Thackeray’s anglicizing their names isn’t new topic as it had been into the nation’s political headlines many a time while an ardent follower of Shah Rukh Khan who goes through the Bal Thackeray’s remarks on Bollywood star calling him as a `traitor` brings this issue again as hot topic on social media condemning their statements.

As per the given sources in the viral thread, a rare photo of Shah Rukh Khan’s parents, Lateef Fatima Khan and Taj Mohammed Khan, with Aamir Khan’s great grandfather Abul Kalam Azad is being shared. Aamir Khan’s great grandfather was a freedom fighter and as a tribute to him the actor named his son after him as Azad Rao Khan including the name of his wife Kiran Rao. Bollywood’s romantic hero SRK’s father was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar.

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