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Please do not remove this message until <a href="/wiki/Template:POV#When_to_remove" title="Template:POV">conditions to do so are met</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The <b>renaming of the cities in India</b> started in 1947 following the end of the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British imperial period</a>. Several changes were controversial, and not all proposed changes were implemented. Each had to be approved by <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> in <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>. </p><p>The <b>renaming of states and territories</b> in India has also taken place, but until the 2010s with actual substantial name changes in both local language and in English such as the old British state name of Thiruvananthapuram - Kochi to <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> (1956). The most notable exceptions are Indian English spelling-changes of <i>Orissa</i> to <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Union_territory" title="Union territory">union territory</a> of <i>Pondicherry</i> (which includes the city of <a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a>) to <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a> (2006). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Causes_for_renaming">Causes for renaming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Causes for renaming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Need_for_standardization_of_spelling">Need for standardization of spelling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Need for standardization of spelling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India has various local languages. Even (Romanised) English spellings in long and wide use often vary depending upon which government department or agency uses them. To the point, a few examples are Quilandy versus <a href="/wiki/Koyilandy" title="Koyilandy">Koyilandy</a> (Malayalam: കൊയിലാണ്ടി), Cannanore versus <a href="/wiki/Kannur" title="Kannur">Kannur</a> (Malayalam: കണ്ണൂർ), and Rangiya versus <a href="/wiki/Rangiya" title="Rangiya">Rangia</a> (Assamese: ৰঙিয়া). Different departments of the government may have used official spellings in use at the time, while locations associated with Indian railways mostly maintained British-era spellings. The confusion inherent in such variations has often resulted in serious consequences like people having two "different" addresses (theoretically designating the same place) in their official records leading to legal disputes, or one house having residents of different house addresses due to differing place names. Many people argue that such confusion can lead to indeterminate and/or unintended consequences.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renaming_in_local_languages">Renaming in local languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Renaming in local languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the post-colonial era, several Indian states' names were changed. Some of these changes coincided with the <a href="/wiki/States_Reorganisation_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="States Reorganisation Act">States Reorganisation Act</a> of 1956, a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories that organized them along linguistic lines. At this time, for example, Travancore-Cochin was renamed <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> (Malayalam: കേരളം). Later state name changes include the reorganization of Madhya Bharat into <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> (Hindi: मध्य प्रदेश) in 1959;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the renaming of the <a href="/wiki/Madras_State" title="Madras State">Madras State</a> to <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> (Tamil: <span lang="ta">தமிழ்நாடு</span>) in 1969, of the <a href="/wiki/Mysore_State" title="Mysore State">Mysore State</a> to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ) in 1973, and of Uttaranchal to <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a> (Hindi: <span lang="hi">उत्तराखण्ड</span>) in 2007. </p><p>Name changes have varied with respect to the levels of language at which they have been applied, and also accepted. Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">उत्तराञ्चल</span>) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: <span lang="hi">उत्तराखण्ड</span> <span title="Hindi-language text"><i lang="hi-Latn">Uttarakhand</i></span>). Other changes were only changes in some of the indigenous languages. For example, the renaming of the <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a> to <a href="/wiki/Madras_State" title="Madras State">Madras State</a> in 1947 and then Tamil Nadu in 1969 required non-Tamil speakers to change from an approximation of the British name (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">மதராஸ் மாகாணம்</span> <i>Madras Presidency</i>, then <i>Madras State</i> Tamil: <span lang="ta">மதராஸ் மாநிலம்</span>) to a native Tamil name (Tamil: <span lang="ta">தமிழ்நாடு</span> <span title="Tamil-language text"><i lang="ta-Latn">Tamil Nadu</i></span>, 'Tamil country'). </p><p>In general, changes to the local names of cities in the indigenous languages are less common. However, a change in English may sometimes also be a reflection of changes in other Indian languages other than the specific local one. For example, the change of Madras (Tamil: <span lang="ta">மதராஸ்</span>) to Chennai (Tamil: <span lang="ta">சென்னை</span>) was reflected in many of India's languages, and incidentally in English, while the Tamil endonym had always been Chennai and remained unaffected by the change. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renaming_in_English">Renaming in English</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Renaming in English"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Change_in_official_English_spelling">Change in official English spelling</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Change in official English spelling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The renaming of cities is often specifically from English to <a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">Indian English</a> in connection with that dialect's internal reforms. In other words, the city itself is not actually renamed in the local language, and the local name (or endonym) in the indigenous <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_India" title="Languages of India">languages of India</a> does not change, but the official spelling in Indian English is amended. An example is the change from English <i>Calcutta</i> to English <i><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></i> – the local Bengali name (<span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn">কলকাতা</span></span> <span title="Bengali-language text"><i lang="bn-Latn">Kôlkata</i></span>) did not change. Such changes in English spelling may be in order to better reflect a more accurate <a href="/wiki/Phonetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Phonetic">phonetic</a> <a href="/wiki/Transliteration" title="Transliteration">transliteration</a> of the local name, or may be for other reasons. In the early years after <a href="/wiki/Indian_independence_movement" title="Indian independence movement">Indian independence</a>, many name changes were affected in northern India for English spellings of Hindi place names that had simply been Romanized inconsistently by the British administration – such as the British spelling <i>Jubbulpore</i>, renamed <a href="/wiki/Jabalpur" title="Jabalpur">Jabalpur</a> (<span title="Hindi-language text"><span lang="hi">जबलपुर</span></span>) among the first changes in 1947. These changes did not generate significant controversy. More recent and high-profile changes – including renaming such major cities as Calcutta to Kolkata – have generated greater controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since independence, such changes have typically been enacted officially by legislation at local or national <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Indian government</a> level, and may or may not then be adopted by the <a href="/wiki/Media_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of India">Indian media</a>, particularly the influential <a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_India_by_readership" class="mw-redirect" title="List of newspapers in India by readership">Indian press</a>. In the case of smaller towns and districts which were less notable outside and inside India, and where a well known English name (or exonym) could not be said to exist, older spellings used under <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a> may not have had any specific legislation other than changes in practice on the romanization of indigenous Indian language names. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Realignment_of_the_official_Indian_English_name_to_an_alternative_local_name">Realignment of the official Indian English name to an alternative local name</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Realignment of the official Indian English name to an alternative local name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aside from changes to the official English spellings of local names there have also been renaming proposals to realign the official name, hence the English name with an alternative local name. Ethnically sensitive examples include the proposals by the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (1990, 2001) to rename <a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad" title="Ahmedabad">Ahmedabad</a> (Hindi: अहमदाबाद) to Karnavati<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Allahabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Allahabad">Allahabad</a> (Hindi: इलाहाबाद) to <a href="/wiki/Prayagraj" title="Prayagraj">Prayagraj</a> (Hindi: प्रयागराज), the latter ultimately being officially adopted in 2018. Similarly, the cities of <a href="/wiki/Aurangabad" title="Aurangabad">Aurangabad</a> (Marathi: औरंगाबाद) and <a href="/wiki/Osmanabad" title="Osmanabad">Osmanabad</a> (Marathi: उस्मानाबाद) had been renamed <a href="/wiki/Aurangabad" title="Aurangabad">Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar</a> (Marathi: छत्रपती संभाजी नगर) and <a href="/wiki/Osmanabad" title="Osmanabad">Dharashiv</a> (Marathi: धाराशिव), by then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, <a href="/wiki/Uddhav_Thackeray" title="Uddhav Thackeray">Uddhav Thackerey</a>, in 2020. These proposals are changes from the Islamic name to a Hindu native name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adoption_of_renamed_names">Adoption of renamed names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Adoption of renamed names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Official name changes take place quickly if not immediately in official government sources.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Adoption may be slower among the media in India and abroad, and among Indian authors.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Effects_of_renaming">Effects of renaming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Effects of renaming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Indian culture features a centuries long integration of ethnic and religious groups, however, occurrences such as the renaming of Indian cities and places bring the underlying tensions among these groups to the surface. This is most easily demonstrated through opposing interests and interpretations of history between the nation’s Muslim and Hindu populations. Immediate post-colonialism saw a rejection of British influence, yet the recent rise of the Hindu nationalist party <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party_(BJP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)">Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)</a> has been associated with the growing trend of Hindu nationalism in politics, and consequently, the rising fear in Muslims of their past being rewritten. Significant occurrences prompting this frustration include the renaming of the city of Allahabad (tracing back to Mughal rule) to <a href="/wiki/Prayagraj" title="Prayagraj">Prayagraj</a> (ancient name in Sanskrit) and the city of Faizabad district to <a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_district" title="Ayodhya district">Ayodhya district</a> (a holy city of Hinduism). Upon the adoption of the name Prayagraj, a BJP official stated, "Today, the BJP government has rectified the mistake made by <a href="/wiki/Akbar" title="Akbar">Akbar</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within a nation dominated by a Hindu majority, politics and religion have been intertwined, allegedly silencing Muslim voices with every removal of Muslim-sounding places. </p><p>Along with India’s changing image, its history is gradually being rewritten with names reflecting Hindu heritage rather than Muslim ones. Indian author <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/author/pushpa-sundar">Pushpa Sundar</a> writes, “The objective behind the renaming, whether done earlier or being done now, is to erase the prevailing memory of the good done along with the bad by the other, while simultaneously super-imposing history as interpreted by the current rulers as the flawless truth.” She prompts readers to consider the morality behind rewriting history as the values and attitudes of generations change, eroding the cultural authenticity as we do. The implementation of Hinduism in politics served as a catalyst for further cultural and psychological struggles as <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_India" title="Islam in India">Muslim Indians</a> expressed greater insecurity in their heritage and identity as citizens of India. With the addition of Hindu pride stirring hatred towards certain minorities, these developments seem to contradict India’s claim of being a secular, multifaith nation. Furthermore, in defense of Muslim contribution and cultural heritage, she writes, “If some <a href="/wiki/Muslim_conquests_in_the_Indian_subcontinent" title="Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent">Muslim rulers</a> were cruel and unjust should Hindus retaliate by practicing reverse religious bigotry, forgetting the contribution made by other Muslim rulers and citizens to enrich their art, architecture and learning?”<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This raises the question of whether silencing the bad is worth losing the good done as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Case_Studies">Case Studies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Case Studies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Given India’s vast size and population, numerous efforts to decolonize and standardize India’s city names have been observed. One prominent example to spark controversy is India’s first modern city in which British power was once consolidated–the city that was previously known as Calcutta (British pronunciation) has been referred to as <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> (local Bengali pronunciation) since 2001. Unsurprisingly, the renaming trend was not limited to just city names, being further reflected in the postcolonial adoption of prominent Bengali figures as street names, parks, and significant landmarks. Notably, streets originally dedicated to notable colonial rulers such as <a href="/wiki/Richard_Wellesley,_1st_Marquess_Wellesley" title="Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley">Wellesley Street</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis" title="Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis">Cornwallis Street</a> are now proudly displayed as <a href="/wiki/Rafi_Ahmed_Kidwai" title="Rafi Ahmed Kidwai">Rafi Ahmed Kidwai</a> Road and <a href="/wiki/Bidhan_Chandra_Roy" title="Bidhan Chandra Roy">Bidhan Sarani</a>, commemorating an Indian independence activist and the first post-independence Chief Minister of West Bengal. Gradual replacement of British claim in street and place names marked the reclaiming of symbolic ownership of the urban land. However, these changes were also received with varying degrees of discontent, given that the decisions lie in the hands of the greater social and political powers. </p><p>In other instances, such as Madras (the capital of Tamil Nadu) being rebranded as <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> in 1996, the transition was regarded with less contention, in part due to the vague origins of the name Madras. Historically recognized as a significant administrative, military, and economic center, the name was believed to originate from Madrasapattinam, a fishing village north of Fort St. George built by the British. Other theories include Portuguese influence (Madre de Deus, meaning Mother of God) or Sanskrit derivations (Madhu-ras, meaning honey). Despite the ambiguity, the shift to Chennai was driven more by the name Madras serving as a reminder of the remnants of colonial rule, rather than its literal linguistic associations. Similarly, Chennai was likely derived from Chennaipattanam, another town near Fort St. George. Other sources form connections to Dravidian languages, particularly the Telugu word “chennu”, meaning beautiful. Nevertheless, unlike the aftermath following Calcutta’s renaming, residents of Chennai stated little preference in city names and were more concerned with tangible evidence of post-colonial reform. For others such as heritage activists, however, this seemingly trivial action is seen as a restoration of identity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Important_examples">Important examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Important examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_renamed_places_in_India" title="List of renamed places in India">List of renamed places in India</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="States">States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Travancore-Cochin" class="mw-redirect" title="Travancore-Cochin">Travancore-Cochin</a> → <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> (Malayalam: കേരളം) (1 November 1956).</li> <li>Madhya Bharat → <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> (Hindi: मध्य प्रदेश) (1 November 1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_State" title="Madras State">Madras State</a> → <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> (Tamil: <span lang="ta">தமிழ்நாடு</span>) (14 January 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore_State" title="Mysore State">Mysore State</a> → <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ) (1 November 1973)</li> <li>Uttaranchal → <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a> (Hindi: <span lang="hi">उत्तराखण्ड</span>) (1 January 2007)</li> <li>Orissa → <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା) (4 November 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North-East_Frontier_Agency" title="North-East Frontier Agency">North-East Frontier Agency</a> (NEFA) → <a href="/wiki/Arunachal_Pradesh" title="Arunachal Pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</a> (20 January 1972)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable city names that were officially changed by legislation after independence include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i>Jubbulpore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Jabalpur" title="Jabalpur">Jabalpur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">जबलपुर</span>), respelled in 1947</li> <li><i>Jajesmow</i> → <a href="/wiki/Jajmau" title="Jajmau">Jajmau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">जाजमऊ</span>), respelled in 1948<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Cawnpore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Kanpur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">कानपुर</span>), respelled in 1948</li> <li><i>Baroda</i> → <a href="/wiki/Vadodara" title="Vadodara">Vadodara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>: <span lang="gu">વડોદરા</span>), respelled in 1974</li> <li><i>Trivandrum</i> → <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">തിരുവനന്തപുരം</span>), renamed in 1991</li> <li><i>Bombay</i> → <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>: <span lang="mr">मुंबई</span>), renamed in 1995<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Cochin</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kochi" title="Kochi">Kochi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">കൊച്ചി</span>), respelled in 1996</li> <li><i>Madras</i> → <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">சென்னை</span>), renamed in 1996</li> <li><i>Calcutta</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">কলকাতা</span>), respelled in 2001</li> <li><i>Daltonganj</i> → <a href="/wiki/Medininagar" title="Medininagar">Medininagar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">मेदिनीनगर</span>), renamed in 2004</li> <li><i>Cuddapah</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kadapa" title="Kadapa">Kadapa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>: <span lang="te">కడప</span>), respelled in 2005</li> <li><i>Pondicherry</i> → <a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Puducherry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">புதுச்சேரி</span>), renamed in 2006</li> <li><i>Bangalore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು</span>), respelled in 2007<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Belgaum</i> → <a href="/wiki/Belagavi" class="mw-redirect" title="Belagavi">Belagavi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ</span>), renamed in 2007<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Tumkur</i> → <a href="/wiki/Tumakuru" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumakuru">Tumakuru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ತುಮಕುರು</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Hubli</i> → <a href="/wiki/Hubballi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hubballi">Hubballi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Shimoga</i> → <a href="/wiki/Shivamogga" class="mw-redirect" title="Shivamogga">Shivamogga</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Hospet</i> → <a href="/wiki/Hosapete" class="mw-redirect" title="Hosapete">Hosapete</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆ</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Mysore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Mysuru" class="mw-redirect" title="Mysuru">Mysuru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಮೈಸೂರು</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Gulbarga</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kalaburagi" title="Kalaburagi">Kalaburagi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಕಲಬುರಗಿ</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Chikmagalur</i> → <a href="/wiki/Chikkamagaluru" class="mw-redirect" title="Chikkamagaluru">Chikkamagaluru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Bijapur</i> → <a href="/wiki/Vijayapura,_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayapura, Karnataka">Vijayapura</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ವಿಜಯಪುರ</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Bellary</i> → <a href="/wiki/Ballari" title="Ballari">Ballari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Mangalore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Mangaluru" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangaluru">Mangaluru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a>: <span lang="kn">ಮಂಗಳೂರು</span>), renamed in 2007</li> <li><i>Rajahmundry</i> → <a href="/wiki/Rajahmundry" title="Rajahmundry">Rajahmahendravaram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>: <span lang="te">రాజమహేంద్రవరం</span>), renamed in 2015</li> <li><i>Gurgaon</i> → <a href="/wiki/Gurugram" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurugram">Gurugram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">गुरुग्राम</span>) renamed in 2016</li> <li><i>Allahabad</i> → <a href="/wiki/Prayagraj" title="Prayagraj">Prayagraj</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">प्रयागराज</span>), renamed in 2018</li> <li><i>New Raipur</i> → <a href="/wiki/Atal_Nagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Atal Nagar">Atal Nagar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">अटल नगर</span>), renamed in 2018</li> <li><i>Hoshangabad</i> → <a href="/wiki/Narmadapuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Narmadapuram">Narmadapuram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">नर्मदापुरम</span>), renamed in 2021</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurangabad" title="Aurangabad">Aurangabad</a> → <a href="/wiki/Chhatrapati_Sambhajinagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar">Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>: <span lang="mr">छत्रपती संभाजीनगर</span>), renamed in 2023</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osmanabad" title="Osmanabad">Osmanabad</a> → <a href="/wiki/Dharashiv" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharashiv">Dharashiv</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>: <span lang="mr">धाराशिव</span>), renamed in 2023</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmednagar" title="Ahmednagar">Ahmednagar</a> → <a href="/wiki/Ahilyanagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahilyanagar">Ahilyanagar</a>, renamed in 2023</li></ul> </div> <p>For others, by state order, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_renamed_Indian_cities_and_states" class="mw-redirect" title="List of renamed Indian cities and states">list of renamed Indian cities and states</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i>Alleppey</i> → <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha" title="Alappuzha">Alappuzha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">ആലപ്പുഴ</span>)</li> <li><i>Barahanagore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Baranagar" title="Baranagar">Baranagar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">বরানগর</span>)</li> <li><i>Gauhati</i> → <a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> (<a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a>: <span lang="as">গুৱাহাটী</span>)</li> <li><i>Indhur</i> → <a href="/wiki/Indore" title="Indore">Indore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">इंदौर</span>)</li> <li><i>Kāñci-pura And Conjevaram</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram" title="Kanchipuram">Kanchipuram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">காஞ்சிபுரம்</span>)</li> <li><i>Cannanore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kannur" title="Kannur">Kannur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">കണ്ണൂർ</span>)</li> <li><i>Quilon</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">കൊല്ലം</span>)</li> <li><i>Quilandi</i> → <a href="/wiki/Koyilandy" title="Koyilandy">Koyilandy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">കൊയിലാണ്ടി</span>)</li> <li><i>Calicut</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">കോഴിക്കോട്</span>)</li> <li><i>Kudanthai</i> → <a href="/wiki/Kumbakonam" title="Kumbakonam">Kumbakonam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">கும்பகோணம்</span>)</li> <li><i>Mayavaram</i>/<i>Mayuram</i> → <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">மயிலாடுதுறை</span>)</li> <li><i>Nerbudda</i> → <a href="/wiki/Narmada_district" title="Narmada district">Narmada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>: <span lang="gu">નર્મદા</span>)</li> <li><i>Nowgong</i> → <a href="/wiki/Nagaon" title="Nagaon">Nagaon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a>: <span lang="as">নগাওঁ</span>)</li> <li><i>Palghat</i> → <a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">പാലക്കാട്</span>)</li> <li><i>Panjim</i> → <a href="/wiki/Panaji" title="Panaji">Panaji</a> (<a href="/wiki/Konkani_language" title="Konkani language">Konkani</a>: <span lang="kok">पणजी</span>)</li> <li><i>Poona</i> → <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>: <span lang="mr">पुणे</span>)</li> <li><i>Ramnad</i> → <a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram" title="Ramanathapuram">Ramanathapuram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">ராமநாதபுரம்</span>)</li> <li><i>Saugor</i> → <a href="/wiki/Sagar,_Madhya_Pradesh" title="Sagar, Madhya Pradesh">Sagar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">सागर</span>)</li> <li><i>Simla</i> → <a href="/wiki/Shimla" title="Shimla">Shimla</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">शिमला</span>)</li> <li><i>Tellicherry</i> → <a href="/wiki/Thalassery" title="Thalassery">Thalassery</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">തലശ്ശേരി</span>)</li> <li><i>Tanjore</i> → <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur" title="Thanjavur">Thanjavur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">தஞ்சாவூர்</span>)</li> <li><i>Tannah</i> → <a href="/wiki/Thane" title="Thane">Thane</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>: <span lang="mr">ठाणे</span>)</li> <li><i>Tuticorin</i> → <a href="/wiki/Thoothukudi" title="Thoothukudi">Thoothukudi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">தூத்துக்குடி</span>)</li> <li><i>Trichur</i> → <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">തൃശൂർ</span>)</li> <li><i>Tinthirivanam</i> → <a href="/wiki/Tindivanam" title="Tindivanam">Tindivanam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">திண்டிவனம்</span>)</li> <li><i>Trichinopoly</i> → <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirapalli" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirapalli">Tiruchirapalli</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி</span>)</li> <li><i>Tinnevelly</i> → <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli" title="Tirunelveli">Tirunelveli</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">திருநெல்வேலி</span>)</li> <li><i>Triplicane</i> → <a href="/wiki/Tiruvallikeni" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruvallikeni">Tiruvallikeni</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">திருவல்லிக்கேணி</span>)</li> <li><i>Ootacamund</i> → <a href="/wiki/Udhagamandalam" class="mw-redirect" title="Udhagamandalam">Udhagamandalam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">உதகமண்டலம்</span>)</li> <li>Vizhupparaiyar And Vizhimaa Nagaram → <a href="/wiki/Viluppuram" title="Viluppuram">Viluppuram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">விழுப்புரம்</span>)</li> <li><i>Banaras</i> → <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">वाराणसी</span>)</li> <li><i>Badagara</i> → <a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara">Vatakara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>: <span lang="ml">വടകര</span>)</li> <li>Vriddhachalam → <a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam" title="Virudhachalam">Virudhachalam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">விருத்தாச்சலம்</span>)</li> <li><i>Bejawada</i> → <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada">Vijayawada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>: <span lang="te">విజయవాడ</span>), anciently Vijayavatika in Mahabharata</li> <li><i>Vizagapatam</i> (short form: <i>Vizag</i>) → <a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam" title="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>: <span lang="te">విశాఖపట్నం</span>)</li></ul> </div> <p>Town names that derive from ancient names: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mandi,_Himachal_Pradesh" title="Mandi, Himachal Pradesh">Mandi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">मंडी</span>), derived from <i>Mandav Nagar</i><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellore" title="Nellore">Nellore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>: <span lang="te">నెల్లూరు</span>), in ancient times <i>Simhapuri</i><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Proposed_changes">Proposed changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Proposed changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several other changes have been proposed for states and towns. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="States_and_union_territories">States and union territories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: States and union territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> to Keralam<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> to Bangla<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities_2">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bihar">Bihar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Bihar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patna" title="Patna">Patna</a> to Pataliputra<sup id="cite_ref-tribune1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gujarat">Gujarat</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Gujarat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad" title="Ahmedabad">Ahmedabad</a> to Karnavati<sup id="cite_ref-sena_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sena-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veraval" title="Veraval">Veraval</a> to Somnath<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Himachal_Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Himachal Pradesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shimla" title="Shimla">Shimla</a> to Shyamala<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Uttar_Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Uttar Pradesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aligarh" title="Aligarh">Aligarh</a> to Harigarh <sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azamgarh" title="Azamgarh">Azamgarh</a> to Aryagargh or Ajanmgarh</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akbarpur,_Kanpur_Dehat" title="Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat">Akbarpur</a> to Amarnagar or Maharana Pratap Nagar <sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agra" title="Agra">Agra</a> to Agravan or Agastyanagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahraich" title="Bahraich">Bahraich</a> to Dharmveer Shri Maharaja Suheldev Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulandshahr" title="Bulandshahr">Bulandshahr</a> to Bajrangbalipur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badaun" class="mw-redirect" title="Badaun">Badaun</a> to Vedamau</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farrukhabad" title="Farrukhabad">Farrukhabad</a> to Panchal Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firozabad" title="Firozabad">Firozabad</a> to Chandra Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghaziabad" title="Ghaziabad">Ghaziabad</a> to Harinandipuram</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazipur" title="Ghazipur">Ghazipur</a> to Vishwamitranagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathras" title="Hathras">Hathras</a> to Mahamaya Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaunpur,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh">Jaunpur</a> to Jeevanpur or Jamadagnipuram</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Kanpur</a> to Kanhaiyapur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasganj" title="Kasganj">Kasganj</a> to Kalyan Singh Nagar <sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a> to Lakhanpur or Lakshmanpuri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirzapur" title="Mirzapur">Mirzapur</a> to Vindhyachal Dham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainpuri" title="Mainpuri">Mainpuri</a> to Mayapuri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzaffarnagar" title="Muzaffarnagar">Muzaffarnagar</a> to Laxmi Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moradabad" title="Moradabad">Moradabad</a> to Madhav Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertsganj" title="Robertsganj">Robertsganj</a> to Sonbhadra or Gramputra</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanpur,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh">Sultanpur</a> to Kushbhawanpur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambhal" title="Sambhal">Sambhal</a> to Prithviraj Nagar or Kalki Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamli" title="Shamli">Shamli</a> to Shyam Nagari or Prabuddhnagar <sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Maharashtra"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ahmednagar" title="Ahmednagar">Ahmednagar</a> to Ahilyanagar<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a> to Rajmata Jijau Nagar (Amidst the surge of <i>Marathification</i> in Maharashtra after the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad, a <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">NCP</a> MLC, Amol Mitkari has demanded this name change,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and although it is highly unlikely to materialize, there has been a 'growing' movement to rename Pune's sister city, Pimpri-Chinchwad as Jijau Nagar<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Renaming_of_cities_in_India&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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