The mining baron of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh is mispronounced in a very unique way. The word 'Gaali' in Hindi means 'abuse' or 'swear word'. Hence the north Indian media tries to pronounce it as gali or ghali to try and sound civilised. The name Janaardan is a generally mispronounced one with many people using the aspirated sound in the consonant 'd' (so instead of द, ध is used). So the correction pronunciation of the word is
Gah-Lee Jun-R-dunner Red-D (गाली जनार्दनअ रेड्डी). {Jun rhymes with bun}
A related word is the ObuLaapuram mines. The correct pronunciation of this word is oh-bull-ah-poor-rum or ओबुळापुरम्. Those who can read Hindi should note that the 'L' or ल sound is the heavier sound.
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