Renaming of cities in India started
in 1947, following the end of the British imperial period in India, and
continues today. Several changes were politically controversial, and not all
proposed changes were implemented. Each had to be approved by the central
government in New Delhi.
1. Chennai, formerly Madras, renamed in 1996
2. Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore,
renamed in 1947
3. Kanpur, formerly Cawnpore, renamed
in 1948
4. Kochi, formerly Cochin, renamed in
1996
5. Kolkata, formerly Calcutta,
renamed in 2001
6. Mumbai, formerly Bombay, renamed
in 1995
7. Puducherry, formerly Pondicherry,
renamed in 2006
8. Thiruvananthapuram, formerly
Trivandrum, renamed in 1991
9. Vadodara, formerly Baroda, renamed
in 1974
10. Varanasi, formerly Benares
11. Guwahati, formerly Gauhati
12. Indore, formerly Indhur
13. Kozhikode, formerly Calicut
14. Panaji, formerly Panjim
15. Pune, formerly Poona
16. Sagar, formerly Saugor
17. Shimla, formerly Simla
18. Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore
19. Thoothukudi, formerly Tuticorin
20. Thrissur, formerly Trichur
21. Tiruchirapalli,formerly
Trichinopoly or its shortened version, Trichy
22. Udhagamandalam,formerly
Ootacamund or its shortened version, Ooty
23. Vijayawada, formerly Bejawada
24. Visakhapatnam, formerly Waltair
and before that, Vizagapatnam or its shortened version, Vizag
25. Avantika to Ujjain
26. Vorugallu to Warangal
27. Cambay to Khambhat
28. Bulsar to Valsad
29. Bangalore to Bengaluru (change
effective from 1 November 2006)
30. Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda
Ram Nagar, Bhopal
31. Jullunder to Jalandhar
32. Ropar to Rupnagar
33. Mohali to SAS Nagar
34. Nawan Shahar to Shaheed Bhagat
Singh Nagar
35. Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
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