Great India Renamed Indian states l Madhya Bharat to Madhya Pradesh (change effective from 1 November 1959) l Madras to Tamil Nadu (change effective from 14 January 1969) l Mysore to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973) l Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand (change effective from 1 January 2007) l West Bengal to Bangla (not yet effective) [1] l Assam to Asom (not yet effective) [2] l Orissa to Odisha (approved by the Union Cabinet, awaiting Parliament’s nod)[3] Renamed Indian union territories l Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from 1 November 1973) l Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006) Renamed Indian cities Andhra Pradesh l Elgandal to Karimnagar l Indur to Nizamabad l Metuku to Medak l Paalamuru to Mahaboonagar l Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949) l Waltair to Vizagapatam l Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam l Bezawada to Vijayawada l Cuddapah to kadapa l Ongole Dist. to Prakasham l Nellore Dist. to Pottisriramulu Nellore Assam l Nowgong to Nagaon l Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983) l Sibsagar to Sivasagar Gujarat l Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974) l Cambay to Khambhat l Bulsar to Valsad Himachal Pradesh l Simla to Shimla
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Avantika to Ujjain Bhelsa to Vidisha Rassen to Raisen Saugor to Sagar Jubbulpore to Jabalpur Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal Bellasgate to Bheraghat Ojjain to Ujjaini Mandu to Mandavgarh
Maharashtra l Poona to Pune l Kirkee to Khadki l Thana to Thane l Bombay to Mumbai (change effective 1995) l New Bombay to Navi Mumbai (change effective 1995) l Bassein to Vasai Puducherry l Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006) l Yanaon to Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union) Punjab l Jullunder to Jalandhar Tamil Nadu l Madura to Madurai (change effective 1949) l Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli l Tranquebar to Tharangambadi l Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli l Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996) l Tanjore to Thanjavur l Tuticorin to Thoothukudi l Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari l Coimbatore to Koyamutthoor (change effective 1997) l Ootacamund to Udagamandalam l Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram l Virudupatti to Virudhunagar l Potonovo to Parangipettai
Uttar Pradesh l Cawnpore to Kanpur (change effective 1948) l Benares to Varanasi (change effective 1956) Karnataka Allahabad to Prayag (not yet approved) l Bangalore to Bengaluru (change effective 2007), “Bangalore” still used by l l Agra to Agrabana majority of businesses and people l Mysore to Mysuru (change effective 2007) West Bengal l Gulbarga to Kalburgi (change effective 2007) l Calcutta to Kolkata (change effective from 1 January 2001) l Hubli to Hubballi (change effective 2007) l Burdwan to Bardhaman l Shimoga to Shivamogga (change effective 2007) l Chikmagalur to Chikkamagaluru (change effective 2007) l Bellary to Ballary (change effective 2007) l Bijapur to Vijapura (change effective 2007) l Hospet to Hosapete (change effective 2007) l Tumkur to Tumakuru (change effective 2007) l Kaup to Kapu (change effective 2007) Kerala l Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991) l Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996) l Calicut to Kozhikode l Quilon to Kollam l Trichur to Thrissur l Cannanore to Kannur l Cranganore to Kodungallur l Tellicherry to Thalassery l Palghat to Palakkad l Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990) l Alwaye to Aluva l Verapoly to Varapuzha l Badagara to Vatakara l Palai to Pala Madhya Pradesh l Ahilyanagari/Indur to Indore