Indian cities and their nick names

Geographical names of Indian cities

Kolkata: City of palaces ⛪ city of buildings city of castles During the British colonial era the capital of British India,kolkata witnessed a spate of friezied construction activity of buildings largely influenced by Gothic,Baroque,Roman,Oriental and Islamic schools Places of interest in kolkata Howrah Bridge: Howrah bridge ,populary known as Rabindra setu, is one of the busiest cantilever bridges in the world,constructed during the British era,was completed in the year 1943. Rabindra Sadan: Established in the year 1967.located at the A.j.c Bose Road and Cathedral Road. Raj Bhavan: It is the official residence of Governer of west bengal in 1803. complete list: Bengaluru Electric city of India: Electronic City , is a panchayat town in Anekal taluk, Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka, India is one of India's largest electronic industrial parks , spread over 332 acres (1.3 km²) in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages, inside Bangalore , India Garden city of India: Bangalore is called the Garden City of India becauseof its huge Gardens like Lalbagh and Cubbon Park etc. Silicon city of India ----Bengaluru Chennai: Gateway of the south India Detroit of India: Chennai is also known as the Detroit of India because of its automobile industry. It produces more than 40% of the auto parts and motor vehicles in India. Oddisha Temple town of India ---Buvaneshwar Kanpur: kanpur ...It was formerly known as the Manchester of the East, and the economic capital of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur is located on the banks of the river Ganga and is an important industrial centre. Owing to the city's industrial importance. City of Factories: Kanpur is famous for factories so it derived the name city of factories Punjab Land of five rivers Amritsar: City of Golden temple Nagpur: Orange city: Nagpur popularly known, as Orange city of India is also known as the second capital of Maharashtra. It is the third largest city by population, of Maharashtra. The city is located in the north eastern part of Maharashtra. Jammu-kashmir: Heaven of India Kashmir: Switzerland of India Mumbai: Gateway of India Financial capital of India It is home to major financial institutions such as Reserve Bank of India, the National Stock Exchange of India, Bombay Stock Exchange etc. It also has the corporate headquarters of several prestigious Indian companies and various multinational corporations Jamshedpur: City of steel Pittsburgh of India------ Jamshedpur Rajasthan Jaipur. --------- Pink city of India Jodhpur ------Sun city Gujarath: Manchester of India. ------ Ahmadabad Bostan of India --------Ahmadabad