Introduction
Indian Sobriquets: Sobriquet pronounced as SOH-bri-kay. It is defined as a nick name, on a broader level it is the characteristic feature of that particular entity. Indian Sobriquets not only indicate the rich history but also belongs to the current General Knowledge Examination patterns. This helps them evaluate the candidate's depth of knowledge. This is an important topic for General Awareness section of different competitive exams.
Sobriquets
Sobriquet highlights the identity and at times also replaces the real name.
Example: Mahatma Gandhi - Mahatma is the Sobriquet used in place of Mohandas Karamchand.
The word highlights the importance of Gandhi ji's work. Sobriquets should not be confused with Pseudonyms.
Indian Sobriquets is a combination of cities and personalities. These examples of Indian Sobriquets in a way inspires and showcases the pride of India. Such noteworthy appreciations gained by these Famous Personalities instigate us to evolve into a better human.
Below table contains the list of Sobriquets in India.
| Places | Sobriquets |
|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | Manchester Of India |
| Boston of India | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Land of Sunrise in India |
| Allahabad | Abode of the God |
| Sangam City | |
| City of Prime Ministers | |
| Amritsar | City of Golden Temple |
| Asansol (West Bengal) | Land of Black Diamond |
| Auroville | City of Dawn |
| Bardhaman (west Bengal) | Royal Heritage City |
| City of Peace | |
| Bengaluru | Electronic City of India |
| Garden City of India | |
| Silicon Valley of India | |
| Pensioners Paradise | |
| Space City | |
| Science city of India | |
| IT Capital of India | |
| Bhagalpur (Bihar) | The Silk City of India |
| Bhopal | City of Lakes |
| Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | Temple City of India |
| Cathedral City of India | |
| Brahmaputra | Sorrow of Assam |
| Chandigarh | The City Beautiful |
| Calcutta | City of Palaces |
| City of Castles | |
| City of Joy | |
| Chennai | Gateway of South India |
| Detroit of Asia | |
| Auto Hub of India | |
| Health Capital of India | |
| Coimbatore | Textile City of South India |
| Manchester of South India | |
| Coorg (Karnataka) | Scotland of India |
| Darjeeling (West Bengal) | The Queen of the Hills |
| Dhanbad (Jharkhand) | The Coal Capital of India |
| Dibrugarh (Assam) | Tea City of India |
| Durgapur (West Bengal) | Ruhr of India |
| Gandhinagar | Eco - Polite City |
| Goa | Pearly East |
| Pearl of the Orient | |
| Gwalior | Gateway of Madhya Pradesh |
| City of Scindia | |
| Historical Capital of MP | |
| City of Kings | |
| Gwalior Fort | Gilbraltar of India |
| Hadakh | Silent Share |
| Haryana | Milk Pail of India |
| Himachal Pradesh | All Seasons State |
| Apple state | |
| Hyderabad | City of Nizams |
| Hi - Tech City | |
| City of Pearls | |
| Hyderabad - Secunderababd | Twin Cities |
| Indore | Mini Mumbai |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Heaven of India |
| Jaipur | Pink City |
| Paris of India | |
| City of Padala | |
| Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) | Golden City of India |
| Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) | Steel City of India |
| Pittsburgh of India | |
| Jodhpur | Sun City |
| Kashmir | Switzerland of India |
| Paradise on Earth | |
| Kerela | Spice Garden of India |
| God's own Country | |
| Khanpur | Leather City of the World |
| Manchester of North India | |
| Khajjar (Himachal Pradesh) | Mini Switzerland in India |
| Kochi | Queen of Arabian Sea |
| Lucknow | City of Nawabs |
| Manipur | Jewel of India |
| Madurai | City of Festivals |
| Meghalaya | House of Clouds |
| Mumbai | Hollywood of India |
| Gateway of India | |
| City of Seven Islands | |
| Financial Capital of India | |
| City of Dreams | |
| Mayanagri | |
| Mussoorie | Queen of Mountains |
| Mysore | Green City |
| Sandalwood City | |
| Nagpur | Orange City |
| New Delhi | City of Rallies |
| Nilgiri Hills | Blue Mountains |
| Panipat (Haryana) | City of Weavers |
| City of Handloom | |
| Pune | Deccan Queen |
| Punjab | Granary of India |
| Land of Five Rivers | |
| River Damodar | Sorrow of Bengal |
| River Kosi | Sorrow of Bihar |
| Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) | Cultural City |
| Shillong | Scotland of East |
| Sikkim | Paradise of Botanists |
| Surat | Diamond City of India |
| Textile city of India | |
| Shimla | Hill Queen |
| Tezpur | City of Blood |
| Tuticorin | Pearl Harbour of India |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Evergreen City of India |
| God's Own Land | |
| City of Satues | |
| Udaipur | Venice of the East |
| Lake City | |
| White City of India | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sugar Bowl of India |
| Uttarakhand | Dev Bhumi |
| Varanasi | City of Temple |
| Spiritual and Religious Capital of India | |
| Vijayawada | The Place of Victory |
Below table contains the list of Famous personaliies and there Popular Names.
| Persons | Popular Names |
|---|---|
| Bipin Chandra Pal | Bengali Tiger |
| Bal Gangadhar Tilak | Maratha Kesari |
| Lokmanya | |
| Buddha | Light of Asia |
| C N Annadurai | Anna |
| Chanakya | Indian Machiavelli |
| C. Rajagopalachari | Rajaji |
| C.F. Andrews | Deenabandhu |
| C.R. Das | Deshbandhu |
| Dadabhai Naoroji | Grand Old Man of India |
| Golwalkar | Guruji |
| Gemini Ganesan | Kathal Mannan |
| Indira Gandhi | Iron Lady of India |
| Priyadarshini | |
| Jayaprakash Narayan | Loknayak |
| J.P | |
| Jagjivan Ram | Babuji |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Chachaji |
| Panditji | |
| K.M. Cariappa | Kipper |
| Kalidasa | Indian Shakespeare |
| Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | Badshah Khan |
| Frontier Gandhi | |
| Faker-e-Afghan | |
| K. Kamaraj | Man of the Masses |
| K.V. Puttappa | Kovembu |
| Kapil Dev | Haryana Hurricane |
| Lala Lajpat Rai | Punjab Lion |
| Punjab Kesari | |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | Man of Peace |
| Lakshmibai | Rani of Jhansi |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya | Prince of Beggars |
| Mahamana | |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Sage of Sabarmati |
| Mahatma | |
| Bapu | |
| Father of the Nation | |
| M.F. Hussain | Barefooted Painter |
| Milkha Singh | Flying Sikh |
| Mother Teresa | Saint of Gutters |
| P.T. Usha | Golden Girl of Indian Athletics |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Gurudev |
| Kaviguru | |
| Ranjit Singh | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Samudragupta | India Napoleon |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Indian Bismarck |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | Netaji |
| Prince of Patriots | |
| Salim Ali | Birdman of India |
| Sarojini Naidu | Nightingale of India |
| Sheikh Mohammad | Lion of Kashmir |
| Sunil Gavaskar | Little Master |
| Shankaracharya | Sage of Kanchi |
| Sivaji Ganesan | Natikar Tilakam |
| Saurav Ganguly | Prince of Kolkata |
| T.T. Krishnamachari | T.T.K |
| Tanguturi Prakasam | Andhra Kesari |
| Tushar Kanti Ghosh | Grand Old Man of Indian Journalism |
| Tippu Sultan | Mysore Tiger |
| Tamil Actor (Indian) Rajinikanth | Super Star |
| Vinoba Bhave | Acharya |
| Sage of Paunar | |
| Verghese Kurien | Milkman of India |
| Valmeeki | Adi Kavi |