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.
Uttaranchal to
Uttarakhand (change effective from 1 January 2007)
Orissa to
Odisha (change effective from 23 September 2011)[3]
Union territories
Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to
Lakshadweep (change effective from 1 November 1973)
Pondicherry to
Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)[4]
Cities and towns
Andhra Pradesh
Former names of cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh at various times (Pre-Mauryan, Maurayan, Satavahana, Andhra Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Eastern Chalukya, Kakateeya, Musunuri, Pemmasani etc. rule) during the course of history. Andhra was mentioned as An-to-lo by Yuan Chang.
Bhavapuri[5] to Bhaava-pattana[5] to Bhavapatta[6] or Bhavapattu[7] to
Bapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple (Bapatla district)
Birudankaravolu[8] or Birudankitavolu or Birudankinavolu or Birudankitapuram or Birudankinapuram to Bighole or Biccavole to Biccavolu (East Godavari district)
Dhamnakada to Dhamnakata to Dhamnakataka to Dhyanakara[9] or Dhaanyakapura[9] or Dhaanyakataka[9] (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Dhaanyakatakamu to Dhanakataka[10] to
Dharanikota (Palnadu district)
Karmmarashtra (during Pallava period) for Ongole town and surroundings watered by Gundlakamma river.
Kavali or Kanakapatnam
Kharapuri to Karyampudi (venue of the battle of Palnadu) to Karampudi or Karempudi or Caurampoody (by Europeans) to Karampudi
Kharamandalamu or Karimanal or Cholamandalam or Choramandalam[16] to Choramandala (by the Portuguese) to Choromandel (by the Dutch) to Coromandal (by the British) [17]
Kondapalli[a] to Mustafanagar[18] (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times) to
Kondapalli
Kondaveedu or Gopinathapuram to Murtazanagar (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times) to Kondaveedu
Krövachuru to Krosuru (Palnadu district)
Kundinapuram (near Kondaveedu) to Ameenabad (Guntur district)
Mahadevicherla (cheruvu) or Mahadevitataka to Madevicherla to Macherla (Palnadu district)
Mahendragiri or Pistapura or Pittapore to
Pithapuram (East Godavari district)
Matsyapuri (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Masolia (as known by Greek and Roman historians) or Chepalarevu (locally) or Machilipatnam or Masulipatam (by British, Dutch) or Bandar (by Qutub Shahis and Asaf Jahis) to Bandaru or
Machilipatnam
Kandarapura or Skandapura or Tambrapasthana or Tambrapa or Tambrapura or Tamrapuram or Chembrolu (capital of Ganapathideva Gaja Sahiniraya) to Chebrolu (Guntur District)
Vakadu or Vandanapuri
Vangalaprolu or Vangavolu to Vangolu to Ongolu to
Ongole by British (Prakasam District)
Vardhamanapuramu to Vardhamanu to Vaddamanu (Guntur district)
Veligandla or Maarganaarayanapuramu[20] to Veligandla (now in Prakasam District, previously in Nellore District)
^(India), Andhra Pradesh; Sivasankaranarayana, Bh; Rajagopal, M. V.; Ramesan, N. (1979).
Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: West Godavari. Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press; [copies can be had from: Government Publication Bureau. Retrieved 28 May 2017.