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Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal (Hindi: उत्तराञ्चल) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand). Other changes ...
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time.
Andhra State, the Telugu-speaking part of Madras Presidency, attained statehood on 1 October 1953. Three years later, Hyderabad State was annexed and combined with Andhra State and it was renamed Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956)
City/town Nickname Guntur: Spicy Chilli Capital of India [1] Hyderabad: City of Pearls [2] City of Nizams; Capital of Telangana; Nuzvid: Mango City; Nellore: Shrimp Capital of India; City of Paddy ( Nelli in Tamil is Grain of Paddy) Rajamahendravaram: Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh [3] Tenali: Andhra Paris [4] Vijayawada: The Land of ...
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Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).
It is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh. [2] [3] The Government of Chhattisgarh, the state's administrative body is situated here. The city is located between National Highway 53 and National Highway 30, about 17 km south-east of the capital city Raipur. Swami Vivekananda Airport separates Raipur and Nava Raipur.
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