India@77: These 8 Indian Cities Were Renamed After Independence

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1. Tiruchirapalli

This city in Tamil Nadu was called Trichinapoly.

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2. Vadodara

The city of Baroda was named Vadodara in 1974.

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3. Thiruvananthapuram

In 1991, Kerala’s Trivandrum changed to Thiruvananthapuram

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4. Mumbai

The famous Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.

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5. Chennai

Tamil Nadu’s capital Madras was also renamed as Chennai.

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6. Kochi

Kochi in Kerala was earlier called Cochin.

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7. Kolkata

The famous Calcutta was changed to Kolkata in 2001.

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8. Puducherry

Though this quaint French town is renamed, it still goes by Pondicherry.

After 75 years, these Indian cities have been renamed.

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