Time has changed almost everything with a modern lifestyle and a newer outlook. Even the names of states and cities have been changing in India with time. However, some oppose this change as names mean a lot, which carries sentiments and emotions.
Recently, Allahabad changed its name to Prayagraj. Is changing the names of cities really necessary? While some people even think changing the names restores its identity while others think it’s superficial.
And apparently, changing of cities’ name has happened several times in the past. Please have a look at these 28 cities that had their names changed in the past.
Allahabad to Prayagraj
Alleppey to Alappuzha
Bangalore to Bengaluru
Baroda to Vadodara
Belgaum to Belagavi
Bellary to Ballari
Benaras to Varanasi
Bombay to Mumbai
Calcutta to Kolkata
Calicut to Kozhikode
Cawnpore to Kanpur
Cochin to Kochi
Craganore to Kodungallur
Gauhati to Guwahati
Gurgaon to Gurugram
Hubli to Hubbali
Indur to Indore
Jubbulpore to Jabalpur
Madras to Chennai
Mangalore to Mangaluru
Mysore to Mysuru
Ootacamund to Udhagamandalam
Orissa to Odisha
Panjim to Panaji
Pondicherry to Puducherry
Poona to Pune
Simla to Shimla
Tanjore to Thanjavur
Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli
Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram
Tumkur to Tumakaru
Waltair to Visakhapatnam
With the way India is going with name changes, we are most likely to see many more alterations in the coming days. Do you know of any cities that have impending name change?
