The Word Tripura was formed from combining two words Tui (Water) and Pra (Near) which in totality means Near Water

British occupied the present-day Telangana region through subsidiary system and it became princely state in 1799

Present day region of Chennai acted as important place for British settlement. It is known for Fort St. George which was built in 1640

The present-day region Sikkim was ruled by Namgyal-Chogyal dynasty till it became princely state of British empire in 1890

The name Rajasthan means "The abode of the Rajas", this region was formerly called as Rajputana which means "The country of Rajputs"

The word Punjab originate from two Persian words panj - five, āb - water which means land of five waters Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutl

The present day Orissa was referred as Odra Desha during medieval times which means Land of Cultivators

During Naga people's convention meeting in July 1960 the issue was resolved through accord to constitute Nagaland as separate state

The Lushai hills district was given union territory status in 1972 with new name "Mizoram" and it became full-fledged state in 1986

Meghalaya means ''Abode of clouds" (Abode - alaya, Megha - clouds). Meghalaya attained full-fledged statehood in 1972

Manipur became princely state under British rule in 1891, this region was also known for battles of Second World War

After India's Independence in 1947 Bombay province emerged as Bombay state, it also undergone many changes during State reorganisation act

After our independence the present day regions of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were created as Madhya Pradesh state

Vasco da gama landed in Calicut in 1498 which began the new era of European trade with Indian subcontinent

After independence the present day Carnatic region emerged as Mysore state based on States Reorganisation Act in 1956

Jharkhand is home to many tribals and people of this region dreamed of a separate state for very long time

After our independence Himachal & Bilaspur were merged & eventually it became union territory in 1956 and it attained statehood in 1971

After independence Haryana remained part of Punjab & it became separate state in November 1 1966 under Punjab reorganization act

During 1510 Portuguese defeated Bijapur king which lead to their settlement in Goa, whose rule then lasted in this region for 450 years

After independence Chhattisgarh was part of Madhya Pradesh, later it was formed as separate state in 2000