UP govt tabled proposal for renaming Kanpur now. Before British came to India Kanpur was Khanpura. British spelt it as Cawnpore (Khawanpore). After Independence in 1947, Cawnpore became Kanpur. Now UP govt has tabled proposal to rename Kanpur as either Karanpura or Karnapuri. Based on Mahabharata tales that Karna was found floating in River Ganges near Kanpur