Eight Popular Indian Cities Christened with their New Names

By siliconindia | Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 06:04 Hrs

BENGALURU: In India hundreds of cities, towns and roads had been renamed since independence to wipe out the footprints of foreign invaders. Based on the historical memories these places are continuously renamed now and then by various rulers. A patent has been passed to change the name of Aurangazeb Road as Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam Road, on 28^th August 2015. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) passed this resolution as to express honor towards Indian’s former president.

Here is a glimpse of eight cities in India who all are also been victim to rename their old name..

Gurgaon to Gurugram

In April, 2016, Manohar Lal Khatta the Chief Minister of Harayana decided to change the city name by Gurugram. The official spokesperson says as per Bhagwat Gita, the Pandavas gifted the city to Guru Dronacharya as a ‘gurudakshina’, thus naming it Gururam. As time passed, with the influence of foreign invaders, the original name of the city got corrupted and it became Gurgaon. Supporting the re-naming, local administrators comment that no hazardous work is embracing by the rename. On the other side MNCs showed concern that the city is known as one of the hub of high tech industries in India and the new name is pretty outdated to compliment the city’s image.