The modern European forces began arriving in India since 1498. The Portuguese arrived first and later on the English arrived in 1600. Indians speak different languages and their general accents are different from that of the Europeans. The Europeans had some difficulties pronouncing Indian names and they renamed some Indians places so that it was easy for them to pronounce.
In the present wave of nationalism, many Indians places were officially renamed back to their original names or were given new names. But the former names are still used by the general public and sometimes the places are still recognized by their former names rather than by their new official names.
Former and present names of Indian places
Former name | Present official name |
Alleppey | Alappuzha |
Broach | Bharuch |
Madras | Chennai |
Cape Comorin | Kanyakumari |
Cochin | Kochi |
Cranganore | Kodungallur |
Calcutta | Kolkata |
Quillon | Kollam |
Calicut | Kozhikode |
Mamallapuram | Mahabalipuram |
Bombay | Mumbai |
New Bombay | Navi Mumbai |
Panjim | Panaji |
Aurangabad | Sambhajinagar |
Tellicherry | Thalasseri |
Tanjore | Thanjavur |
Trivandrum | Thiruvananthapuram |
Trichur | Thrissur |
Trichy | Tiruchirappalli |
Ooty | Udhagamandalam |
Baroda | Vadodara |
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