List of renamed places in India
Ever since the British left India in 1947, many streets, places and buildings throughout India were assigned new "Indian names". Old names, however, continue to be popular.
There are two reasons behind renaming landmarks:
- to remove an imperial name and give a local name
- to change pronunciation and spelling
Renamed Indian states and union territories
- Madras to Tamil Nadu (change effective from January 14, 1969)
- Mysore to Karnataka (change effective from November 1, 1973)
- Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from November 1, 1973)
- Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective October 1, 2006)
- West Bengal to Bangla (not yet effective)
- Assam to Asom (not yet effective)
Renamed Indian cities
in Andhra Pradesh
- Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949)
- Waltair to Vizagapatam
- Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam
in Assam
- Nowgong to Nagaon
- Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983)
- Sibsagar to Sivasagar
in Gujarat
in Himachal Pradesh
- Simla to Shimla
in Karnataka
- Bangalore to Bengalūru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Mysore to Mysuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Mangalore to Mangalūru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Belgaum to Belagavi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Hubli to Hubballi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Shimoga to Shivamogga (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Hospet to Hosapete (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Gulbarga to Kalburgi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Tumkur to Tumakūru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
- Chikmagalur to Chikmagaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
in Kerala
- Calicut to Kozhikode
- Trichur to Thrissur
- Tellicherry to Thalassery
- Palghat to Palakkad
- Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective 1990)
- Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective 1991)
- Cochin to Kochi (change effective 1996)
- Cannanore to Kannur
- Quilon to Kollam
- Alwaye to Aluva
in Maharashtra
- Poona to Pune
- Kirkee to Khadki
- Bombay to Mumbai (change effective 1995)
- New Bombay to Navi Mumbai (change effective 1995)
in Puducherry
- Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from October 1, 2006)
in Punjab
- Jullunder to Jalandhar
in Tamil Nadu
- Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli
- Tranquebar to Tharangambadi
- Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli
- Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996)
- Tanjore to Thanjavur
- Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
- Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
- Coimbatore to Koyamutthoor (change effective 1997)
- Ootacamund to Udagamandalam
- Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
in Uttar Pradesh
in West Bengal
Renamed places in Indian cities
in Delhi
- Connaught Place to Rajiv Chowk
- Connaught Circus to Indira Chowk
- Kingsway to Rajpath
- Curzon Road to Kasturba Gandhi Marg
- Wellingdon Hospital to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
- Irwin Hospital to LNJP Hospital
- Palam Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Queen's Way to Janpath
in Calcutta/Kolkata
- Brabourne Road to Biplabi Trailokya Maharaj (BTM) Sarani
- Theatre Road to Shakespeare Sarani
- Camac Street to Abanindranath Thakur Sarani
- Park Street to Mother Teresa Sarani
- Red Road to Indira Gandhi Sarani
- Moira Street to Picasso Bithi
- Hungerford Street to Uttam Kumar Sarani
- Dharmatolla Street to Lenin Sarani
- Circular Road to Acharya Jagadish Chandra (AJC) Bose Road
- Dum Dum Airport to Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport
- Middleton Row to Ho Chi Minh Sarani
in Madras/Chennai
- Mount Road to Anna Salai
- Poonamallee High Road to Periyar E.V.R. Salai
- Edward Elliot Road to Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai
- Elliot's Beach Road to Sardar Patel Road
- Mowbray's Road to T.T.K Road
- Commander-in-chief Road to Ethiraj Salai
- Nungambakkam High Road to Mahatma Gandhi Salai
- Chepauk Stadium or MCC (Madras Cricket Club) ground to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
- Warren Road to Bhaktavatsalam Salai
- Chamiers Road to Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar Salai
- Triplicane to Tiruvallikeni
- Mylapore to Mayilapur
in Bombay/Mumbai
- Victoria Terminus to Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus
- Sahar International Airport to Chhatrapati Sivaji Airport
in Bangalore/Bengalūru
- South Parade to Mahatma Gandhi Road