“All the cabinet members were happy and from today onwards, Allahabad’s name would change as Prayagraj,” he was quoted as saying by the Indian Express newspaper. The city, home of India’s ...

He acknowledges the name Prayagraj, but says people will always ... yet it's a major Hindu culture centre. Nothing will change that. Allahabad will continue to retain this identity," he says.

Did Allahabad have a perfect past? Who wants Prayagraj? We map the social history of the change of name of a historical city of India At the Allahabad Government Public Library , Gopal Mohan ...

In 2017, seers belonging to different akharas had met CM Yogi in Lucknow and had urged him to change the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj ahead of the 2019 Ardh Kumbh fair to be held in the holy city.

Prayagraj is located in Uttar Pradesh, was formerly known as Allahabad. The name was changed back to Prayagraj in 2018 to reflect its historical and spiritual significance. ...

The question on the minds of many people who follow events in India, is why any name change ... northern city of Allahabad, founded by Mughal emperor Akbar, was changed to Prayagraj.

The name change was prompted ... Bangalore, Bengaluru; and Allahabad, Prayagraj. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently hinted the entire country might soon go by a new name: Bharat ...

One of the most high-profile recent examples is the renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj in January 2019. "In a meeting yesterday, a proposal was presented to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh.

Earlier in January 2019, Allahabad was renamed to Prayagraj. "In a meeting yesterday, a proposal was presented to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh. All councillors unanimously supported this.