Renamed Indian states and union territories, Indian cities and renamed places in Indian cities

Madras to Tamil Nadu (change effective from January 14, 1969)
Mysore to Karnataka (change effective from November 1, 1973)
Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from November 1, 1973)
Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from October 1, 2006)
Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand (change effective from January 1, 2007)
West Bengal to Bangla (not yet effective)
Assam to Asom (not yet effective)

Renamed Indian cities

In Andhra Pradesh

Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949)
Waltair to Vizagapatam
Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam

In Assam

Nowgong to Nagaon
Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983)
Sibsagar to Sivasagar

In Gujarat

Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974)
Cambay to Khambhat

In Himachal Pradesh

Simla to Shimla

In Karnataka

Bangalore to Bengaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Mysore to Mysuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Mangalore to Mangaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Belgaum to Belagavi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Hubli to Hubballi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Shimoga to Shivamogga (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Hospet to Hosapete (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Gulbarga to Kalburgi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Tumkur to Tumakuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
Chikmagalur to Chikmagaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)

In Kerala

Calicut to Kozhikode
Cranganore to Kodungallur
Trichur to Thrissur
Tellicherry to Thalassery
Palghat to Palakkad
Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990)
Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991)
Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996)
Cannanore to Kannur
Quilon to Kollam
Alwaye to Aluva
Verapoly to Varapuzha

In Maharashtra

Poona to Pune
Kirkee to Khadki
Thana to Thane
Bombay to Mumbai (change effective 1995)
New Bombay to Navi Mumbai (change effective 1995)

In Puducherry

Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from October 1, 2006)
Yanaon to Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union)

In Punjab

Jullunder to Jalandhar

In Tamil Nadu

Madura to Madurai (change effective 1949)
Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli
Tranquebar to Tharangambadi
Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli
Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996)
Tanjore to Thanjavur
Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
Coimbatore to Koyamuthhur (change effective 1997)
Ootacamund to Udhagamandalam
Conjeevaram to Kancheepuram

In Uttar Pradesh

Cawnpore to Kanpur (change effective 1948)
Benares to Varanasi (change effective 1956)

In West Bengal

Calcutta to Kolkata (change effective from January 1, 2001)
Burdwan to Bardhaman

Renamed places in Indian cities

In Delhi

Connaught Place to Rajiv Chowk
Connaught Circus to Indira Chowk
King's Way to Rajpath
Queen's Way to Janpath
Curzon Road to Kasturba Gandhi Marg
Willingdon Hospital to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Irwin Hospital to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital
Palam Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport

In Calcutta/Kolkata

Brabourne Road to Biplabi Trailokya Maharaj (BTM) Sarani
Theatre Road to Shakespeare Sarani
Camac Street to Abanindranath Thakur Sarani
Park Street to Mother Teresa Sarani
Red Road to Indira Gandhi Sarani
Hungerford Street to Picasso Bithi
Albert Street to Uttam Kumar Sarani
Dharmatolla Street to Lenin Sarani
Lower Circular Road to Acharya Jagadis Chandra (AJC) Bose Road
Dum Dum Airport to Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport
Middleton Row to Ho Chi Minh Sarani

In Madras/Chennai

Mount Road to Anna Salai
Poonamallee High Road to Periyar E.V.R. Salai
Edward Elliot Road to Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai
Elliot's Beach Road to Sardar Patel Road
Mowbray's Road to T.T.K Road
Commander-in-chief Road to Ethiraj Salai
Nungambakkam High Road to Mahatma Gandhi Salai
Chepauk Stadium or MCC (Madras Cricket Club) ground to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
Warren Road to Bhaktavatsalam Salai
Lloyds Road to Avvai Shanmugam Salai
Oliver Road to Musiri Subramaniam Salai
Montieth Road to Red Cross Road
Lattice Bridge Road to Dr. Muthulakshmi Salai and Kalki Krishnamoorthy Salai
Chamier Road to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Road
Griffith Road to Maharajapuram Santhanam Road
Triplicane to Tiruvallikeni
Mylapore to Mayilapur

In Bombay/Mumbai

Victoria Terminus to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Sahar International Airport to Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport

In Bangalore/Bengaluru

South Parade to Mahatma Gandhi Road