Here's A List Of 25 Cities That Have Been Renamed! How Many Do You Know??

India is a diversified country in a lot of ways. There are so many cities and cultures that make up our country. Some of the major cities have been renamed and how many of them do you know? Let's have a look at some of the major name changes the cities have underwent, shall we?!

1. Madras to Chennai

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2. Guahati to Guwahati

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3. Cochin to Kochi

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4. Ponicherry to Puducherry

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5. Cawnpore to Kanpur

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6. Indhur to Indore

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7. Poona to Pune

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8. Waltair to Vishakapatnam

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9. Calicut to Kozhikode

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10. Ootacamund to Udhagamandalam

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11. Tanjore to Thanjavur

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12. Benares to Varanasi

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13. Simla to Shimla

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14. Allepey to Alappuzha

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15. Mysore to Mysuru

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16. Mangalore to Mangaluru

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17. Bangalore to Bengaluru

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18. Bombay to Mumbai

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19. Trivandrum to Thiruvanthapuram

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20. Calcutta to Kolkata

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21. Trichinapoly to Tiruchirapalli

22. Baroda to Vadodara

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23. Indhur to Indore

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24. Panjim to Panaji

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And finally, adding to the list will be,

25. Gurgaon to Gurugram

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These are some of the cities that had their name re-christened. Do you know any more? List them below ;)

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