# | 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 |