04-01-2018, 04:55 PM
Basic Facts
New and Old Name (India)
*Ahmedabad - Kamavathi
*Allahabad - Prayag
*Assam - Kamarup
*Ayodhya - Saketham
*Baroda - Vadodara
*Benaras. - Kashi, Varanasi
*Bengal - Vangadesham
*Bengaluru - Bangalore
*Bihar - Magadha
*Chennai - Madras
*Delhi - Indraprastham
*Daulathabadh - Devagiri
*Faizabad - Kosalam
*Kanchipuram - Kanchi
*Kanauj - Kanyakubjam
*Madhya Pradesh - Central Province
*Odisha - Kalinga, Orissa
*Patna - Pataliputram
*Panaji - Panjium
*Puthucherry - Pondicherry, Arikkamedu
*Sambaje Nagar - Aurangabad
*Ujjain - Avandhi
*Uttarakhand - Uttaranchal
Info Plus
*Sri Lanka - Ceylon
*Ghana - Gold Coast
*Japan - Nippon
*Zambia - Northern Rhodesia
*Zimbabwe - Southern Rhodesia
International Days
*Laughter Day - January 10
*Customs Day - January 26
*Leprosy Eradication Day - January 30
*World Wetlands Day - February 2
*World Cancer day - February 4
*Darwin Day - February 12
*Valentines Day - February 14
*Mother Tongue Day - February 21
*Women’s Day - March 8
*Consumer right Day - March 15
*Disabled Day - Marchl5
*Forestry Day - March 21
*International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - March 21
*World Day for Water - March 22
*Meteorological Day - March 23
*Tuberculosis Day - March 24
*Fool’s Day - April 1
*Health Day - April 7
*Parkinson’s Day - April 11
*Aviation and Cosmonautics Day - April 12
*Haemophilia Day - April 17
*World Heritage Day -April 18
*Earth Day - April 22
*Book and Copy Right Day - April 23
*World Dance Day - April 29
*May Day, International Labourers Day - May 1
*Press Freedom Day - May 3
*Solar Energy Day - May 3
*Red Cross Day - May 8
*International Nurses Day - May 12
