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 and union territories
★ Madras to
Tamil Nadu (change effective from January 14, 1969)
★ Mysore to
Karnataka (change effective from November 1, 1973)
★ Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to
Lakshadweep (change effective from November 1, 1973)
★ Pondicherry to
Puducherry (change effective from October 1, 2006)
★ Uttaranchal to
Uttarakhand (change effective from January 1, 2007)
★
West Bengal to Bangla (not yet effective)
★
Assam to Asom (not yet effective)
Renamed Indian cities
in Andhra Pradesh
★ Ellore to
Eluru (change effective 1949)
★ Waltair to
Vizagapatam
★ Vizagapatam to
Vishakapatnam
★ Bezawada to
Vijayawada
in Assam
★ Nowgong to
Nagaon
★ Gauhati to
Guwahati (change effective 1983)
★ Sibsagar to Sivasagar
in Gujarat
★ Baroda to
Vadodara (change effective 1974)
★ Cambay to
Khambhat
in Himachal Pradesh
★ Simla to
Shimla
in Karnataka
★ Bangalore to
Bengaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Mysore to
Mysuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Mangalore to
Mangaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Belgaum to
Belagavi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Hubli to
Hubballi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Shimoga to
Shivamogga (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Hospet to
Hosapete (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Gulbarga to
Kalburgi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Tumkur to
Tumakuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
★ Chikmagalur to
Chikkamagaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
in Kerala
★ Calicut to
Kozhikode
★ Cranganore to
Kodungallur
★ Trichur to
Thrissur
★ Tellicherry to
Thalassery
★ Palghat to
Palakkad
★ Alleppey to
Alappuzha (change effective from 1990)
★ Trivandrum to
Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991)
★ Cochin to
Kochi (change effective from 1996)
★ Cannanore to
Kannur
★ Quilon to
Kollam
★ Alwaye to
Aluva
★ Verapoly to Varapuzha
★ Badagara to
Vatakara
in Maharashtra
★ Poona to
Pune
★ Kirkee to
Khadki
★ Thana to
Thane
★ Bombay to
Mumbai (change effective 1995)
★ New Bombay to
Navi Mumbai (change effective 1995)
in Puducherry
★ Pondicherry to
Puducherry (change effective from October 1, 2006)
★ Yanaon to
Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union)
in Punjab
★ Jullunder to
Jalandhar
in Tamil Nadu
★ Madura to
Madurai (change effective 1949)
★ Tinnevelly to
Tirunelveli
★ Tranquebar to
Tharangambadi
★ Trichinopoly to
Tiruchirapalli
★ Madras to
Chennai (change effective August 1996)
★ Tanjore to
Thanjavur
★ Tuticorin to
Thoothukudi
★ Cape Comorin to
Kanyakumari
★ Coimbatore to
Koyamutthoor (change effective 1997)
★ Ootacamund to
Udagamandalam
★ Conjeevaram to
Kanchipuram
in Uttar Pradesh
★ Cawnpore to
Kanpur (change effective 1948)
★ Benares to
Varanasi (change effective 1956)
in West Bengal
★ Calcutta to
Kolkata (change effective from January 1, 2001)
★ Burdwan to
Bardhaman
Renamed places in Indian cities
in Delhi
★
Connaught Place to Rajiv Chowk
★ Connaught Circus to Indira Chowk
★ King's Way to
Rajpath
★ Queen's Way to
Janpath
★ Curzon Road to Kasturba Gandhi Marg
★ Willingdon Hospital to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
★ Irwin Hospital to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital
★ Palam Airport to
Indira Gandhi International Airport
in Calcutta/Kolkata
★ Brabourne Road to Biplabi Trailokya Maharaj (BTM) Sarani
★ Theatre Road to Shakespeare Sarani
★ Camac Street to Abanindranath Thakur Sarani
★ Park Street to Mother Teresa Sarani
★ Red Road to Indira Gandhi Sarani
★ Hungerford Street to Picasso Bithi
★ Albert Street to Uttam Kumar Sarani
★ Dharmatolla Street to Lenin Sarani
★ Lower Circular Road to Acharya Jagadis Chandra (AJC) Bose Road
★ Dum Dum Airport to
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
★ Middleton Row to Ho Chi Minh Sarani
in Madras/Chennai
★ Mount Road to Anna Salai
★ Poonamallee High Road to Periyar E.V.R. Salai
★ Edward Elliot Road to Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai
★ Elliot's Beach Road to Sardar Patel Road
★ Mowbray's Road to T.T.K Road
★ Commander-in-chief Road to Ethiraj Salai
★ Nungambakkam High Road to Mahatma Gandhi Salai
★ Chepauk Stadium or MCC (Madras Cricket Club) ground to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
★ Warren Road to Bhaktavatsalam Salai
★ Lloyds Road to Avvai Shanmugam Salai
★ Oliver Road to Musiri Subramaniam Salai
★ Montieth Road to Red Cross Road
★ Pycrofts Road to Bharathi Salai
★ First Line Beach Road to Rajaji Salai
★ Royapettah High Road to Thiru.Vi.Ka. Salai
★ Lattice Bridge Road to Dr. Muthulakshmi Salai and Kalki Krishnamoorthy Salai
★ Chamier Road to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Road
★ Griffith Road to Maharajapuram Santhanam Road
★
Triplicane to Tiruvallikeni
★
Mylapore to Mayilapur
in Bombay/Mumbai
★ Victoria Terminus to
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
★ Sahar International Airport to
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
★ Vile Parle to Ville Parle
in Bangalore/Bengaluru
★ South Parade to Mahatma Gandhi Road
★ Infantry Road to Anil Kumble Road
See also
★
Indian renaming controversy
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