Centre approves renaming of two cities in MP; Hoshangabad, Babai to be known as Narmadapuram and Makhan Nagar

Bhopal, Feb 4: Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad and Babai will now be known as Narmadapuram and Makhan Nagar, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed on Thursday. The name change of two cities in Madhya Pradesh will be effective on the occasion of Narmada Jayanti.

 

 

The chief minister informed that the state government had sent a proposal to the Centre for the name change of two cities which have been accepted. Babai is the birthplace of Dada Makhanlal Chaturvedi.

 

Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed his gratitude towards the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the state's request. Salute to Dada Makhanlal, the eminent cinematographer and great personality of Indian poetry. Babai will now be known as 'Makhan Nagar'. This is a humble attempt to honour his personality and creativity, Shivraj Singh said.

 

 

Along with this, the request for renaming Hoshangabad district as 'Narmadapuram' has also been approved by the Central Government. The change will be implemented from the auspicious occasion of Narmada Jayanti, he added. Hearty congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi on behalf of the entire state including the residents of Babai and Hoshangabad, the MP Chief Minister tweeted.

 

According to a State government website, Hoshangabad had derived its name from Hoshang Shah Ghori, the second king to Malwa of the Ghori line who conquered it. Narmadapur was its erstwhile name.

 

Although there is no proper account of the ancient history of Hoshangabad district, its name appeared in historical records first during the reign of Sultan Hoshangshah Ghori in 1405 AD, who built a small fort at Hoshangabad along with two others at Handia and Joga, it added.