Old Names, New Names Of Major Sites In India

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Here's a look at a few important places that have been renamed recently

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Allahabad became Prayagraj in October 2018, after an Uttar Pradesh government decision

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Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi was renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium on 12 September 2019

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As the new Central Vista was launched in 2022, Delhi's iconic Rajpath was renamed as Kartavya Path

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On April 12, 2016, Haryana government officially renamed Gurgaon as Gurugram

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The iconic and sprawling Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhawan was renamed as Amrit Udyan on January 28, 2023

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Aurangabad, a district in Maharashtra, was renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in September last year

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In February 2023, the central government approved the renaming of Osmanabad, a city in Maharashtra, as Dharashiv

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The historic Mughalsarai junction in UP was renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Railway Station in 2018

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Connaught Place was renamed as Rajiv Chowk in 2013

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