Talk:Padma River

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	This article is part of WikiProject Rivers, a WikiProject to systematically present information on rivers. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit the article attached to this page (see Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ for more information)
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the Project's quality scale. [FAQ]

	Bangladesh Portal Padma River is part of WikiProject Bangladesh, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Bangladesh and Bangladesh-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Please do not subsitute this template. Guidelines: Manual of Style - Naming conventions How you can help: Bangladesh Notice board - Project Discussion
Start	This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale.
High	This article has been rated as high-importance on the importance scale.
	This article has been marked as needing immediate attention.
	This article is supported by Geography workgroup of WikiProject Bangladesh.
Collaborations:	Sundarbans & Cox's Bazar

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Krishnaism, an attempt to promote better coordination, content distribution, and cross-referencing between pages dealing with traditions worshiping Krishna. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page.

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Vaishnavism, an attempt to promote better coordination, content distribution, and cross-referencing between pages dealing with Vaishnavism. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page.

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Hinduism, an attempt to promote better coordination, content distribution, and cross-referencing between pages dealing with Hinduism. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page. Guidelines: Manual of Style - Naming conventions How you can help: Notice board - Discussion board
Start	This article has been rated as start-Class on the quality scale.
Mid	This article has been rated as mid-importance for this Project's importance scale.

if jamuna(brahmaputra) is the larger river then ganges why does it lose its name to the former and is referred as padma and meghna?

Historic reasons. Jamuna used to be a small river branch of Brahmaputra. However, in the Assam valley earthquake of 1897, the course of the Brahmaputra changed, and Jamuna became the larger branch. --Ragib 12:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

For record: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:81.215.94.124&action=history --Bhadani 15:38, 17 November 2006 (UTC)