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Revision as of 07:30, 3 January 2012
Ever since the British left India in 1947, many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout India were assigned new "Indian names". Certain old names, however, continue to be popular.
Renamed Indian states
- Travancore Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956)
- Madhya Bharat to Madhya Pradesh (change effective from 1 November 1959)
- Madras State to Tamil Nadu (change effective from 14 January 1969)
- Mysore to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973)
- Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand (change effective from 1 January 2007)
- Assam to Asom (not yet effective) [1]
- Orissa to Odisha (official as of November 2011)[2][3]
- West Bengal to Paschim Banga (approved by state legislature during September 2011[4])
Renamed Indian union territories
- Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from 1 November 1973)
- Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)
Renamed Indian cities
Andhra Pradesh
- Elgandal to Karimnagar
- Indur to Nizamabad
- Metuku to Medak
- Paalamuru to Mahaboonagar
- Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949)
- Waltair to Vizagapatam
- Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam
- Bezawada to Vijayawada
- Cuddapah to kadapa
- Ongole Dist. to Prakasham
- Nellore Dist. to Pottisriramulu Nellore
- Cocanada to Kakinada
- Masulipatam to [Machilipatnam]
Assam
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
- Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991)
- Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996)
- Calicut to Kozhikode
- Quilon to Kollam
- Trichur to Thrissur
- Cannanore to Kannur
- Palghat to Palakkad
- Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990)
- Alwaye to Aluva
- Parur to North Paravur
- Cranganore to Kodungallur
- Tellicherry to Thalassery
- Badagara to Vatakara
- Palai to Pala
- Verapoly to Varapuzha
- Cherpalchery to Cherpulasseri
- Koney to Konni
Madhya Pradesh
- Ahilyanagari/Indur to Indore
- Avantika to Ujjain
- Bhelsa to Vidisha
- Rassen to Raisen
- Saugor to Sagar
- Jubbulpore to Jabalpur
- Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal
- Bellasgate to Bheraghat
- Ojjain to Ujjaini
- Mandu to Mandavgarh
Maharashtra
- Bombay to Mumbai
Pondicherry
- Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)
- Yanaon to Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union)
Punjab
Tamil Nadu
- Coimbatore to Koyamutthoor (change effective 1972)
- Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli
- Tranquebar to Tharangambadi
- Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli (change effective 1971)
- Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996)
- Tanjore to Thanjavur
- Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
- Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
- Ootacamund to Udagamandalam
- Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
- Virudupatti to Virudhunagar
- Potonovo to Parangipettai
- Mayavaram to Mayiladuthurai
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
References
- ^ Govt renames Assam state to Asom
- ^ Dhawan, Himanshi (24 October 2009). "Orissa now Odisha". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ "Orissa celebrates Odisha". The Times of India. Nov 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "India's West Bengal becomes 'Paschim Banga'". Straits Times. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-12-02.