Renaming of cities in India
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The process of renaming of cities in India started after the end of the British imperial period in 1947 and continues to date. There were political controversies about several renamings. Not all proposed renamings were actually implemented. Every renaming of a city in India has to be approved by the central government.
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[edit] Important examples
Major cities that have been renamed after independence include:
- Mumbai (formerly Bombay, renamed in 1995)
- Chennai (formerly Madrasapattinam, or its shortened name, Madras, renamed in 1996)
- Kolkata (formerly Calcutta, renamed in 2001)
- Vadodara (formerly Baroda, renamed in 1974)
- Vijayawada (formerly Bejawada)
- Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair; before that, Vizagapatnam, or its shortened name, Vizag)
- Kadapa (formerly Cuddapah, renamed in 2005)
- Shimla (formerly Simla)
- Mandi (formerly Mandav Nagar)
- Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore, renamed in 1948)
- Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum, renamed in 1991)
- Pune (formerly Poona)
- Kochi (formerly Cochin, renamed in 1996)
- Kollam (formerly Quilon)
- Sagar (formerly Saugor)
- Jabalpur (formerly Jubbulpore, renamed in 1947)
- Narmada (formerly Nerbudda)
- Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry, renamed in 2006)
- Indore (formerly Indhur)
- Kozhikode (formerly Calicut)
- Udhagamandalam (formerly Ootacamund, or its shortened name, Ooty)
- Tiruchirapalli (formerly Trichinopoly)
- Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore)
- Kannur (formerly Cannanore)
- Varanasi (formerly Benares)
- Guwahati (formerly Gauhati)
- Tirunelveli (formerly Tinnevelly)
- Panaji (formerly Panjim)
- Thrissur (formerly Trichur)
- Alappuzha (formerly Alleppey)
- Thalassery (formerly Tellicherry)
[edit] Proposed changes
Several other changes have been proposed but are yet to receive the sanction of the central government.
Other name changes that have been proposed include:
- Ahmedabad to Karnavati [1]
- Allahabad to Prayag [2]
- Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar
- Bhopal to Bhojpal [3]
- Delhi to Indraprastha [4]
- Indore back to Induru
- Mughalsarai to Deen Dayal Nagar [5]
- Patna to Pataliputra [6]
- Bangalore to Bengaluru (process stalled by the delay on clearances from Union Home Ministry)
- Mysore to Mysooru
- Mangalore to Mangaluru
- Alibag to Shribag
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Harit Mehta, TNN, Feb 1, 2004, 01.42am IST (2004-02-01). "Ahmedabad is Karnavati, only in speeches - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-468087,prtpage-1.cms. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Dropping names". Expressindia.com. 2001-03-12. http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010312/ied12028.html. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ TNN, Dec 18, 2006, 02.42am IST (2006-12-18). "Now, Indore to become Indur, Bhopal Bhojpal - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-828162,prtpage-1.cms. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Content". Organiser. http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=298&page=31. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT:". Rediff.com. 1999-02-11. http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/feb/11deen.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Fresh demand to rename Patna as Pataliputra". news.SmasHits.com. 2006-10-04. http://news.smashits.com/NewsPrint.asp?nid=62938. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
