Nashik - Wine Capital of India as half of India's vineyards and wineries are located in Nashik such as Sula vineyard

Jalgaon - Banana City of India

(50% of Maharashtra’s banana production and more than 15% of that of India)

Madurai - Athens of the East

(Athens had the Greek pantheon located at an elevated plane which could be seen from anywhere in the city. Similarly, Madurai has the lofty towers of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple that can be seen from anywhere in the

city)

Sun City - Jodhpur (It lies on the border of Thar Desert)

Blue City

(Jodhpur is also known as ‘Blue City’ as the houses are blue-painted in the old area of the city)

Pink City - Jaipur, 2nd UNESCO world heritage city in India

The city was founded by Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727

During the rule of Sawai Ram Singh I, the city was painted pink to welcome Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VII, Emperor

of India), in 1876.

Ahmedabad - India’s First World Heritage City

It was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the 15th century, on the bank of the Sabarmati river

Manchester of the East (Textiles mills)

Boston of India (Ahmedabad is host to some of the most prestigious educational institutions like IIM Ahmedabad, NID, CEPT, MICA just like Boston

has Harvard, MIT, Tufts)

Diamond city of India - Surat

(Surat is world’s largest diamond hub for diamond polishing)

The City of Nawabs – Lucknow

(Awadh)

The Land of Leechi - Muzaffarpur

The present district of Muzaffarpur came to its existence in the 18th century and named after Muzaffar Khan, an Amil (Revenue Officer) under

British Dynasty

Cuttack - Silver City of India

Leather City of the World - Kanpur

Manchester of the East - Kanpur

The city was founded by Raja Kanti Deo of Prayag in 1207 and was called Kohna.

It was established on the banks of river Ganga over. Later it was renamed Kanpur.

Gateway of India - Mumbai

Financial Capital of India - Mumbai

Orange City Of India - Nagpur

Scotland of India – Coorg (Kodagu)

Scotland of the east – Shillong

Sandalwood city of India - Mysore

City of Joy - Calcutta (Kolkata)

City Of Black Diamond – Asansol

(Coal is known as Black Diamond)

City Of Pearls - Hyderabad

(pearl processing and trading industry)

City of Spices – Calicut / Kozhikode

(Indian Institute of Spices Research is also located here)

Kerala - Spice Garden of India

Golden temple City – Amritsar

(Harmandir Sahib – Golden Temple)

Golden City – Jaisalmer (Yellow sandstone)

Steel City of India, Pittsburgh of India- Jamshedpur

(The first steel plant by TATA was set up here)

Sir Dorabji Tata founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) in 1907,

In memory of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group, Chelmsford renamed the town Jamshedpur

City of Lakes – Udaipur

Venice of the East -Udaipur(Many world class lakes such as Fateh Sagar, Lake Pichola, Udai Sagar, Jaisamand

Lake (Dhebar Lake), Rajasamand Lake)

City of Lakes – Bhopal (Upper Lake, Lower Lake)

Vadodara - Banyan City

Coimbatore - Manchester of South India

Surat, Coimbatore – Textile city

Bhagalpur – Silk City

Coal Capital of India - Dhanbad

(Jharia Coal mines, Indian School of Mines)

Vadodara - Banyan City

Thrissur - Gold Capital of India

Chandrapur - Black gold city of India

Solan – City of Red gold (Tomatoes)

Deccan Queen – Pune

Panipat – City of weavers

(textiles and carpets)

Rome of the East - Mangaluru

(known for its beautiful churches with the oldest one, Our Lady of Rosario Cathedral, dating back to 450 years)

Zunheboto – Land of Warriors

(Zunheboto is the home to the Sumi Nagas, a warrior tribe of Nagaland)

'Kollam' of Kerala - Cashew capital of the world

City of Wrestlers – Kolhapur

Kannauj - The perfume capital of India

Kochi - Queen of the Arabian Sea

Kollam - Prince of the Arabian Sea

Arunachal Pradesh - Land of the dawn-lit mountains

Tea city of India – Dibrugarh

Ruhr of India – Durgapur

(Ruhr valley is an area in west Germany bounded that is rich in minerals ,specifically coal, which led to the development of many industries in the

valley region especially iron and steel industries. So, it is for this resemblance that the Damodar Valley is also called the 'Ruhr' of India. This is why, Durgapur situated in the Damodar Valley is called the Ruhr of India)

Guwahati - Gateway to the North East

Bangalore

Garden City of India

Silicon Valley of India

Space City of India

Science City of India

Chennai - "Detroit of Asia"

(Due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units)

Cotton city of India – Yavatmal/Akola

Pondicherry - The French Riviera of the East

The Venice of the East - Alleppey / Alappuzha (Kerala)

Bhuwaneshwar - Temple City of India

(Lingaraj Temple, Rajarani Temple, Ananta Vasudeva Temple MuktesvaraTemple, Brahmeshwar Temple)