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Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of ...
City/town Nickname Guntur: Chilli capital of India [1] Hyderabad: City of Pearls [2] City of Nizams; Capital of Telangana; Nuzvid: Mango City; Nellore: Shrimp Capital of India; City of Paddy ( Nelli in Tamil is Grain of Paddy) Rajamahendravaram: Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh [3] Tenali: Andhra Paris [4] Vijayawada: The Land of Victory [5 ...
The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Khetra and Ekamra Khetra (Area adorned with a mango tree). [4] Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of many temples which are standing there. [5] [6] In contemporary times, the city is a hub of sports, tourism and IT in the country.
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). Other changes ...
Old Goa (Konkani: Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy; Portuguese: Velha Goa, lit. ''Old Goa'') is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka (Ilhas) of North Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa. The city was established by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th century AD.
Calling All Cowpokes. Tales of the lawless West have always been a hit with tourists. Plenty of the "Old West" towns across the U.S. are more than happy to embrace their history and help visitors ...
Census of India (2011) states the following criteria in defining towns. They are: Statutory Town (ST): All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board, or notified town area committee, etc. Census Town (CT): Those which have a population greater than 5000. Other definitions include percentage of non-agriculture working population ...