| # | New Name | Old Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chennai | Madras |
| 2. | Kolkata | Calcutta |
| 3. | Mumbai | Bombay |
| 4. | Vadodara | Baroda |
| 5. | Kozhikode | Calicut |
| 6. | Kochi | Cochin |
| 7. | Varanasi | Benares |
| 8. | Thoothukudi | Tuticorin |
| 9. | Kanya Kumari | Cape Comorin |
| 10. | Kalaburagi | Gulbarga |
| 11. | Belagavi | Belgaum |
| 12. | Jamshedpur | Sakchi |
| 13. | Gurugram | Gurgaon |
| 14. | Palakkad | Palghat |
| 15. | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar | Mhow |
| 16. | Kollam | Quilon |
| 17. | Aluva | Alwaye |
| 18. | Prayagraj | Allahabad |
| # | Modern Name | Ancient Name |
| 19. | Peshawar | Purushapura |
| 20. | Patna | Patliputra |
| 21. | Hyderabad | Bhagyanagar |
| 22. | Guwahati | Pragjyotishpura |
| 23. | Bidar | Muhammadabad |
| 24. | Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) | Ahsanabad |
| 25. | Warangal | Orugallu |
| City | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Jaisalmer | Golden City |
| Jaipur | Pink City |
| Jodhpur | Sun City |
| Bengaluru | Garden City |
| Lucknow | City of Nawabs |
| Kutch | Flamingo City |
| Udaipur | Lake City |
| Kolkata | City of Palaces |
| Bidar | City of Whispering Monuments |
