City with States - Nick Names

City with States	Nick Names
Hyderabad-Secunderabad (Telangana)	Twin City
Hyderabad (Telangana)	City of Nizams, City of Pearls, Bangle City, Hitech City
Tenali (Andhra Pradesh)	Andhra Paris
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)	City of Chillies, City of Spices
Bhimavaram (Andhra Pradesh)	Secon Bardoli of India
Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh)	Cultural City
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)	Fertilizer City, Pensioner’s Paradise, Second Madras
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)	Place of Victory, Land of Victory
Amritsar (Punjab)	Golden City
Patiala (Punjab)	Royal City
Muzzaffarpur (Bihar)	Lychee City
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)	Manchester of India, Boston of India
Palanpur (Gujarat)	City of Diamonds, Flower City
Surat (Gujarat)	Diamond City
Bardoli (Gujarat)	Butter City
Bhopal  (Madhya Pradesh)	City of Lakes
Mundi (Madhya Pradesh)	Power Hub City
Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)	City of Rivers
Panipat (Haryana)	City of Weavers, Eco-City
Gurgaon (Haryana)	Millennium City
Allahabad or Prayag (Uttar Pradesh)	Abode of the God, Sangam City, City of Prime Ministers
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)	Taj Nagari, Petha Nagari
Varanasi or Benares or Banaras or Kashi (Uttar Pradesh)	City of Temples, Holy City, Religious Capital of India
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)	Leather City, Manchester of the East
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)	Sports Capital of india, Scissor City
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)	City of Nawabs, City of Marbels, City of Elephants
Mysore (Karnataka)	Sandal Wood City
Coorg (Karnataka)	Scotland of India
Auroville (Pondicherry)	City of Dawn
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)	Steel city, Pittsburg of India
Dhanbad (Jharkhand)	Coal Capital of India
Udaipur (Rajasthan)	Lake City, White City, Venice of the East
Jaipur (Rajasthan)	Pink City, City of Palaces, Paris of India
Jodhpur (Rajasthan)	Sun City, Blue City
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)	Golden City
Tezpur (Assam)	City of Blood
Bhuvaneshwar (Orissa)	Temple City
Cuttack (Orissa)	Silver City
Yavatmal (Maharashtra)	Cotton City
Mumbai (Maharashtra)	City of Seven Islands, Gateway of India, Hollywood of India, City of Dreams
Thane (Maharashtra)	City of Lakes
Nasik (Maharashtra)	Grape City, Wine Capital
Pune (Maharshtra)	Deccan Queen
Nagpur (Maharashtra)	City of Orange
Kolhapur (Maharashtra)	City of Wrestlers
Ichalkaranji (Maharashtra)	Manchester of Maharashtra
Bengaluru or Bangalore (Karnataka)	Garden City, Electronic City, Silicon Valley, Space City, Pensioners Paradise
Yercaud (Tamil Nadu)	Poor Man’s Ooty
Vaniyambadi (Tamil Nadu)	Leather City of South India
Salem (Tamil Nadu)	Mango City
Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)	Egg City
Tiruchirappali or Trichy (Tamil Nadu)	Rock Fort City, Energy Equipment & Fabrication Capital of India
Nilgris (Tamil Nadu)	Blue Mountains
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)	Gateway of South India, Detroit of Asia or India, Motor city of India, Banking capital of India, Autohub of India
Madurai (Tamil Nadu)	City of Festivals, Temple City, Sleepless City
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)	Manchester of the South, Textile city of India, Capital of Kongu Nadu, Engineering City of India
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)	Pearl City, Pearl Harbor of India
Rishikesh (Uttarkand)	City of Sages, Yoga City
Nainital (Uttarkhand)	City of Lakes
Mussorie (Uttarakhand)	Hill Queen City
Kollam (Kerala)	Cashew Capital of the World, Prince of Arabian Sea
Alappuzha (Kerala)	Venice of the East
Trivandrum (Kerala)	City of Statues
Kochi or Cochin (Kerala)	Queen of Arabian Sea, Garden of Spices
Kolkatta (West Bengal)	City of Castles, City of Buildings
Asansol (West Bengal)	Land of Black Diamonds
Darjeeling (West Bengal)	The Queen of the Hills
Durgapur (West Bengal)	Ruhr of India
Malda (West Bengal)	Mango City
Siliguri (West Bengal)	Gateway of North East India, City of Hospitality
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)	Land of Rising Sun
Dispur (Assam)  (A locality in the Guwahati city, which is capital of Assam)	City of Temples
Guwahati (Assam)	City of Eastern Astrology, City of Temples, Gateway of North East India
Shillong (Meghalaya)	Scotland of the East
New Delhi (NCR-National Capital Region)	City of Rallies
Noida (NCR)	IT Capital of NCR

Chief Guests Invited in Indian Republic Day Celebrations :

Chief Guests Invited in Indian Republic Day Celebrations : 
 

Year and Invited by the India's Prime Minister	Guest Name  and Country
Year : 2017 Prime Minister : Narendra Modi	Crown Prince : Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Country  : United Arab Emirates
Year : 2016 Prime Minister : Narendra Modi	President : Francois Hollande Country  : France
Year : 2015 Prime Minister : Narendra Modi	President :  Barack Obama (First U.S. President to be invited) Country  : USA
Year : 2014 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	Prime Minister :  Shinzo Abe Country  : Japan
Year : 2013 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	King : Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Country : Bhutan
Year  : 2012 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	Prime minister : Yingluck Shinawatra Country : Thailand
Year  : 2011 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	President :  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Country : Indonesia
Year  : 2010 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	President :  Lee Myung Bak Country : Republic of Korea
Year  : 2009 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	President :  Nursultan Nazarbayev Country :  Kazakhstan
Year  : 2008 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	President :  Nicolas Sarkozy Country :  France
Year  : 2007 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	President : Vladimir Putin Country : Russia
Year  : 2006 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	King : Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Country : Saudi Arabia
Year  : 2005 Prime Minister : Manmohan Singh	King : Jigme Singye Wangchuck Country :  Bhutan
Year : 2004 Prime Minister : Atal Bihari Vajpayee	President :  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Country : Brazil
Year : 2003 Prime Minister : Atal Bihari Vajpayee	President :  Mohammed Khatami Country : Iran
Year : 2002 Prime Minister : Atal Bihari Vajpayee	President :  Cassam Uteem Country : Mauritius
Year : 2001 Prime Minister : Atal Bihari Vajpayee	President :  Abdelaziz Bouteflika Country : Algeria
Year : 2000 Prime Minister : Atal Bihari Vajpayee	President : Olusegun Obasanjo Country : Nigeria
Year : 1999 Prime Minister : Atal Bihari Vajpayee	King : Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Country :  Nepal
Year : 1998 Prime Minister : Inder Kumar Gujral	President :  Jacques Chirac Country :  France
Year : 1997 Prime Minister : H. D. Deve Gowda	Prime Minister :  Basdeo Panday Country : Trinidad and Tobago
Year : 1996 Prime Minister : P. V. Narasimha Rao	President : Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso Country :  Brazil
Year : 1995 Prime Minister : P. V. Narasimha Rao	President :  Nelson Mandela Country :  South Africa
Year : 1994 Prime Minister : P. V. Narasimha Rao	Prime Minister : Goh Chok Tong Country :  Singapore
Year : 1993 Prime Minister : P. V. Narasimha Rao	Prime Minister : John Major Country :  United Kingdom
Year : 1992 Prime Minister : P. V. Narasimha Rao	President : Mário Soares Country :  Portugal
Year : 1991 Prime Minister : Chandra Shekhar	President :  Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Country :  Maldives
Year : 1990 Prime Minister : V. P. Singh	Prime Minister : Anerood Jugnauth Country : Mauritius
Year : 1989 Prime Minister : Rajiv Gandhi	General Secretary :  Nguyen Van Linh Country : Vietnam
Year : 1988 Prime Minister : Rajiv Gandhi	President : Junius Jayewardene Country : Sri Lanka
Year : 1987 Prime Minister : Rajiv Gandhi	President :  Alan Garcia Country : Peru
Year : 1986 Prime Minister : Rajiv Gandhi	Prime Minister :  Andreas Papandreou Country : Greece
Year : 1985 Prime Minister : Rajiv Gandhi	President :  Raúl Alfonsín Country : Argentina
Year : 1984 Prime Minister : Indira Gandhi	King :  Jigme Singye Wangchuck Country : Bhutan
Year : 1983 Prime Minister : Indira Gandhi	President :  Shehu Shagari Country : Nigeria
Year : 1982 Prime Minister : Indira Gandhi	King :  Juan Carlos I Country : Spain
Year : 1981 Prime Minister : Indira Gandhi	President :  Jose Lopez Portillo Country : Mexico
Year : 1980 Prime Minister : Indira Gandhi	President : Valéry Giscard d’Estaing Country :  France
Year : 1979 Prime Minister : Morarji Desai	Prime Minister : Malcolm Fraser Country :  Australia
Year : 1978 Prime Minister : Morarji Desai	President : Patrick Hillery Country : Ireland
Year : 1977 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	First Secretary :  Edward Gierek Country : Poland
Year : 1976 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	Prime Minister :  Jacques Chirac Country : France
Year : 1975 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	President :  Kenneth Kaunda Country : Zambia
Year : 1974 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	1. President, Josip Broz Tito Country : Yugoslavia 2. Prime Minister :  Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike Country : Yugoslavia
Year : 1973 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	President : Mobutu Sese Seko Country : Zaire
Year : 1972 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	Prime Minister :  Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Country : Mauritius
Year : 1971 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	President :  Julius Nyerere Country : Tanzania
Year : 1970 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	_
Year : 1969 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	Prime Minister :  Todor Zhivkov Country : Bulgaria
Year : 1968 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	1.Prime Minister, Alexei Kosygin Country : Soviet Union 2.President :  Josip Broz Tito Country : Yugoslavia
Year : 1967 Prime Minister :Indira Gandhi	_
Year : 1966 Prime Minister :Gulzarilal Nanda	_
Year : 1965 Prime Minister :Lal Bahadur Shastri	Food and Agriculture Minister : Rana Abdul Hamid Country : Pakistan
Year : 1964 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1963 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	King :  Norodom Sihanouk Country : Cambodia
Year : 1962 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1961 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	Queen :  Elizabeth II Country : United Kingdom
Year : 1960 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	President :  Kliment Voroshilov Country : Soviet Union
Year : 1959 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1958 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	Marshall  : Ye Jianying Country : People’s Republic of China
Year : 1957 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1956 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1955 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	Governor General :  Malik Ghulam Muhammad Country : Pakistan
Year : 1954 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	King :  Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Country : Bhutan
Year : 1953 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1952 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1951 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	_
Year : 1950 Prime Minister  : Jawaharlal Nehru	President :  Sukarno Country : Indonesia