Renaming of cities in India

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The process of renaming of cities in India started after the end of the British imperial period in 1947 and continues to date. There were political controversies about several renamings. Not all proposed renamings were actually implemented. Every renaming of a city in India has to be approved by the central government.

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[edit] Important examples

Major cities that have been renamed after independence include Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore), Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Chennai (formerly Madras), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Pune (formerly Poona) and Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore).

[edit] Primary reasons for renaming urban sites

There are several different reasons for proposals of renaming cities, that include:

  • to adjust the spelling in English language to the spelling in the local language and thus to correct mis-spellings introduced by the British colonial authorities.
  • to switch from a name of European origin to a name of Indian origin.


[edit] Proposed changes

Other name changes that have been proposed include Ahmedabad to Karnavati,[1] Lucknow to Lakshmanpuri,[2] Lakhanpur[3] or Lakhnavati,[3] Patna to Pataliputra,[4] Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar,[5] Osmanabad to Dharashiv,[5] Allahabad to Prayag[3] or Tirth Raj Prayag,[6] Faizabad to Saket,[3] Mughalsarai to Deen Dayal Nagar,[7] Bhopal to Bhojpal,[8] Indore to Indur,[8] Jabalpur to Jabalipuram[8] and Delhi to Dilli, Indraprastha[citation needed].

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-468087,prtpage-1.cms
  2. ^ http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/01042001/Art22.htm
  3. ^ a b c d http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15022001/Art08.htm
  4. ^ http://news.smashits.com/NewsPrint.asp?nid=62938
  5. ^ a b http://www.islamicvoice.com/2001-08/community.htm#bac
  6. ^ http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20010312/ied12028.html
  7. ^ http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/feb/11deen.htm
  8. ^ a b c http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-828162,prtpage-1.cms

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