Dehradun, April 1 -- Acharya Dr Vipin Joshi of the Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple reacted to the Uttarakhand government's state decision to change the name of the various places located in the state and said that the decision was a historic one and should be appreciated.

He also said that Haridwar is one of the main gates of the Devbhoomi, and the names of the places there should be according to the Sanatan culture.

Speaking to ANI, Joshi said, "This is historic and should be appreciated. Haridwar is one of the main gates of our Devbhoomi, and the names of the places there should be according to our Sanatan culture...I welcome the step taken by the Chief Minister..."

On March 31, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the ...