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Due to decolonization after British rule, the names of several states and cities in India have been changed. Based on the demands of the civil society, the government of Odisha decided to revert some local names to their original ones.
Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the Republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.
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 ).
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At first the name Bhāratavarṣa referred only to the western part of the Gangetic Valley, [1] [2] In 1949, it was adopted as an official name for the Republic of India by the Constituent Assembly along with "India". "Hindustān" is another common name for the Republic of India and is also derived from the name of the river Indus.
Name change is the legal act by a person of adopting a new name different from their current name. The procedures and ease of a name change vary between jurisdictions. In general, common law jurisdictions have looser procedures for a name change while civil law jurisdictions are more restrictive. While some civil law jurisdictions have loosened ...
This "Family name (surname), Given name" format differs from that used in North India, where the family name typically appears last. This practice also contrasts with that of other parts of South India, where family names are little used. These differences can sometimes cause confusion within India and rest of the world.
The National Population Register (NPR) is the register with detailed records of all the people and includes both the citizens and the non-citizens in any rural or urban area of India. In contrast, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the register of details about Indian citizens residing in India and outside India.