Gurgaon

Gurgaon is a city in the Indian state of Haryana and is part of the National Capital Region of India. It is southwest of New Delhi and south of Chandigarh, the state capital., Gurugram had a population of 876,824. Witnessing rapid urbanisation, Gurugram has become a leading financial and industrial hub with the third-highest per capita income in India. The city's economic growth story started when the leading Indian automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited established a manufacturing plant in Gurugram in the 1970s. Today, Gurugram has local offices for more than 250 Fortune 500 companies.EtymologyThe land came to be known as Gurugram which over time became changed to Gurgaon . The village still exists within the modern-day city.On 12 April 2016, Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar announced a retrograde proposal to officially rename the city Gurugram, subject to the approval of the Haryana cabinet and the Union Government. He argued that the new name would help to preserve the "rich heritage" of the city by emphasising its history and association with Dronacharya. On 27 September 2016, Manohar Lal Khattar officially announced that the Union Government had approved the name change, and thus the city and district would henceforth be known as Gurugram.