50+ Epithets of India for General Knowledge

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So what is an Epithet?

Epithet is a byname or a descriptive term (word or phrase) accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It can be described as a glorified nickname.Epithets are characteristic of the style of ancient epic poetry, notably in that of Homer or the northern European sagas.

1.	City of Golden Temple	— Amaritsar
2.	Earth of Five Rivers	— Punjab
3.	Blue Mountains	— Hills of Nilgiri
4.	Gateway of India	— Mumbai
5.	Sorrow of Bengal	— Damodar River
6.	Garden of India	— Bangaluru
7.	City of Palaces	— Kolkata
8.	Queen of Arabian Sea	— Cochin
9.	Vanice of East	— Cochin
10.	Pink City	— Jaipur
11.	Spices Garden of India	— Kerala
12.	Switzerland of India	— Kashmir
13.	Diamond Harbour	— Kolkata
14.	City of Seven Islands	— Mumbai
15.	Twin Cities	— Hyderabad -& Secunderabad
16.	City of Lakes	— Srinagar
17.	City of Temples and Ghats	— Varanasi
18.	City of Nawabs	— Lucknow
19.	Bone Marrow of North India	— Ganga River
20.	Sorrow of Bihar	— Kosi River
21.	Scotland of East	— Meghalaya
22.	Steel City	— Jamshedpur (Tata)
23.	Queen of Chhotanagpur	— Netarhat (Jharkhand)
24.	Jawa of Uttar Pradesh	— Gorakhpur
25.	Queen of hills	— Mussorie
26.	Sea-son	— Lakshadweep
27.	Kashmir of South	— Kerala
28.	Manchester of India	— Ahmedabad
29.	Paris of India	— Jaipur
30.	Pitsburg of India	— Jamshedpur
31.	City of Bridges	— Srinagar
32.	Residence of God	— Allahabad
33.	Manchester of North India	— Kanpur
34.	City of Respectable Distances	— Chennai
35.	Fourway of National Highway	— Kanpur
36.	Heart of India	— Delhi
37.	Black River	— Sharda River
38.	City of Festivals	— Madurai
39.	Jewel of Karnataka	— Mysore
40.	Basket of Fruits	— Himachal Pradesh
41.	Basket of Rice	— Chhattisgarh
42.	City of Gardens	— Kapurthala
43.	Kashmir of Rajasthan	— Udaipur
44.	Glory of Rajasthan	— Chittorgarh
45.	Paris of East	— Jaipur
46.	City of Mountains	— Dungarpur
47.	Shimla of Rajasthan	— Mount Abu
48.	Mumbai of Madhya Pradesh	— Indore
49.	Heavens of Tourists of Madhya Pradesh	— Pachmarhi
50.	Mini Switzerland of India	Khajjiyar (Himachal Pradesh)
51.	Ganga of South	— Kaveri
52.	Gateway of Rajasthan	— Bharatpur
53.	Heart of Rajasthan	— Ajmer

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