Indian cities name change News

Various Indian cities have shed their colonial names to embrace cultural and historical roots. Bombay became Mumbai, Madras to Chennai, Calcutta to Kolkata, and Bangalore to Bengaluru. Others like Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), Pondicherry (Puducherry), and Allahabad (Prayagraj) and these changes reflect a shift towards indigenous identity, local languages, and heritage. Which marks a reclaiming of India's rich past.