Claim : Delhi will be renamed to Indraprastha soon, the city of Pandavas from Mahabharata.
Conclusion : The claim is false. While there have been recent proposals to rename the capital, no official decision, timeline or legislative action has been confirmed. There are no credible news reports from government sources that confirm such a change will take place.
Rating : Mostly False — 
Several social media users have claimed that India’s capital Delhi will be renamed to Indraprastha soon. Verified X user ‘coolfunnytshirt’ made such a claim, sharing an image which reads that Delhi will soon be renamed Indraprastha, the legendary city from the Mahabharata associated with the Pandavas. The post, dated January 25, 2026, features image including India Gate, a depiction of Krishna and Arjuna and Home Minister Amit Shah. The post gained over 346,000 views and can be seen below –
Ab Tandav Hoga?🔥 pic.twitter.com/mpKgdF3D0f
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 25, 2026
Other users have shared similar claims which can be seen here
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FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found that it is false. Although there have been discussions about renaming the capital, so far no formal decision has been made. There is no confirmed timeline, no legislative move underway and no credible reporting from government sources to indicate that such a change will happen.
Details:
We first conducted a web search with the phrase “Delhi to be renamed as Indraprastha” to learn more about the issue. According to a report by Hindustan Times on October 19, 2025, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) proposed the rename in a letter to Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra. The report said: The letter mentions that “City names mirror a nation’s consciousness, can be associated with its ancient history and culture. “When we say Delhi, we only see a period of 2,000 years. But when we say Indraprastha, we connect with a glorious history spanning 5,000 years,” View a section from the report below –
Following this, we came across another report by Times of India published on November 1, 2025. As per the report, MP Praveen Khandelwal wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging the rename to honor ancient heritage. He also suggested renaming Old Delhi Railway Station to ‘Indraprastha Junction’ and Indira Gandhi International Airport to ‘Indraprastha International Airport’. View a section from the report below –
However, regarding the proposal to rename Delhi to Indraprastha, no official government response has been identified. An Economic Times report has put forward the view of historians and how “such a move risks flattening Delhi’s multi-layered history into a single narrative.” Back in 2022, similar calls to rename Delhi to Indraprastha was made by Swami Chakrapani of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, but these also went unaddressed as per a National Herald report.
There has been no comment or any official notification from the Government of India. Thus, the claim is false.
