Indian Cities That Changed Their Names

Indian Cities That Changed Their Names

When people we know change their names, it is often difficult to adapt. But when cities change names, they change their peoples’ identities.

• Here’s a quick flashback of 25 cities that rechristened themselves. Please note, there are more than 100 cities and towns that have been renamed after Indian independence in 1947.
• In 1971, Tamil Nadu’s Trichy, as it is lovingly called, shifted to a more Indian name for itself. It is widely believed that the name is derived from three-headed demon Trishira.
• Gujarat’s Baroda went back to identifying itself as Vadodara in 1974. Vadodara gets its name from Vatpatrak or the leaf of Banyan tree and Vatodar or the heart of the Banyan Tree.
• The name can be broken down in Malayalam as Thiru-anantha-puram or the city of Lord Anantha, who is the chief deity at the now famous Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
• The name is a combination of the words Mumba (Maha Amba) or Goddess Mumbadevi and Aayi or ‘mother’ in Marathi.
• As for the origins of the word ‘Chennai’, there are multiple explanations. Some say the city is named after Telugu ruler Damarla Chennappa Nayakudu, others believe the name comes from Chenna Kesava Perumal temple.
• Often called by its mainland name, Ernakulam, Kochi gets its cute name from kochu azh i which means ‘small lagoon’ in Malayalam.
• ‘Kolkata’ is a shorter version of Kolikata, which is the name of one of the three villages that existed in the region before the British took over India.
• The quaint little French city of Pondicherry got a new name in 2006. Also known as ‘Pondy’, its name in Tamil, Puducherry, literally means ‘new town’.
• Indore underwent a name change during the British rule. The Madhya Pradesh city is named after its Indreshwar Temple, where lord Indra is the presiding deity.
• Port city Calicut was where Vasco da Gama stepped on Indian soil for the first time. It adopted its Malayalam name Kozhikode, which is a combination of kovil meaning palace and kota meaning fort, post Independence.

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