Which Indian City Is Named After The Moon & Which One Is The ‘End Of The Habitable World’?

Delving into the name origins of Indian cities reveals a lot about their history and their USP. Read on for some of the most fascinating Indian city names.

(Clockwise L-R) Representational images of Udupi, Aizawl and Kodaikanal.

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Indian City Names: Do you know which Indian city is named ‘a field of wild cardamom’, and which city literally means ‘nose’? Which city is called ‘gift of the forest’, and which one is named after the moon? Dig a little into the origin of Indian city names, and some gems pop up. Siliguri in West Bengal, for example, means ‘stack of pebbles’, a reference to “the abundant boulders that once dotted the banks of the Mahananda River” that