Gujarat To Call Dragon Fruit As 'Kamalam', Files Patent For Name Change

Citing the dragon fruit’s name as inappropriate, the Gujarat government has decided to call the fruit 'Kamalam', hence has applied for a patent to officially change the nomenclature. Refuting any political motive behind the decision, CM Vijay Rupani on January 19 said it has been renamed since the name does not sound "appropriate" and the fruit resembles a lotus. Reportedly, the Sanskrit word ‘Shri Kamalam’ is the name of Gujarat BJP's headquarter in Gandhinagar.