Top 10 Indian Cities Whose Names Have Been Changed 

The capital city of West Bengal underwent a name change in 2001.

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)

The capital city of Tamil Nadu changed its name in 1996.

Chennai (formerly Madras)

The financial capital of India underwent a name change in 1995.

Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

The capital city of Karnataka changed its name in 2006.

Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)

The capital city of Kerala underwent a name change in 1991.

Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum)

The cultural capital of Maharashtra changed its name in the 1970s.

Pune (formerly Poona)

A major city in Gujarat, it changed its name in 1974.

Vadodara (formerly Baroda)

A city in Haryana underwent a name change in 2016.

Gurugram (formerly Gurgaon)

A city in Uttar Pradesh changed its name in 2018.

Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad)

A port city in Tamil Nadu underwent a name change in 2018.

Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin)