Old and New Names of Cities in India

#New NameOld Name
1.ChennaiMadras
2.KolkataCalcutta
3.MumbaiBombay
4.VadodaraBaroda
5.KozhikodeCalicut
6.KochiCochin
7.VaranasiBenares
8.ThoothukudiTuticorin
9.Kanya KumariCape Comorin
10.KalaburagiGulbarga
11.BelagaviBelgaum
12.JamshedpurSakchi
13.GurugramGurgaon
14.PalakkadPalghat
15.Dr. Ambedkar NagarMhow
16.KollamQuilon
17.AluvaAlwaye
18.PrayagrajAllahabad
19.Chhatrapati Sambhaji NagarAurangabad
20.DharashivOsmanabad
#Modern NameAncient Name
21.PeshawarPurushapura
22.PatnaPatliputra
23.HyderabadBhagyanagar
24.GuwahatiPragjyotishpura
25.BidarMuhammadabad
26.Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)Ahsanabad
27.WarangalOrugallu

Nicknames of Indian Cities

CityNickname
JaisalmerGolden City
JaipurPink City
JodhpurSun City
BengaluruGarden City
LucknowCity of Nawabs
KutchFlamingo City
UdaipurLake City
KolkataCity of Palaces
BidarCity of Whispering Monuments

Test Yourself on Nicknames of Cities

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3. Which city is known as the Flamingo City?


4. Which city is known as the Sun City?


5. Which city is known as the Golden City?


6. Which city is known as the City of Palaces?




How Cities Got Their Names

The name of the city, Mumbai is derived from patron deity the Mother Goddess Mumba Devi, worshipped by the Kolis, the earliest inhabitants
Chennai is named in honour of Chennappa Nayak, father of Venkatapathy Nayak, who controlled the entire coastal country from Pulicat in the north to the Portuguese settlement of Santhome.
The name Kochi is a combination of two terms, Koch & Azhi meaning small river-mouth.
Kalaburagi in Kannada means stony land.
Mhow got its name from the Mahua tree which grows in abundance in the area (Source: Official website of Mhow Cantonment). The town was renamed Dr. Ambedkar Nagar as a tribute to the leader who was born here.
Sakchi was renamed in honour of Shri Jamshedji Tata who founded the city.




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