In a bid to move away from the colonial legacy, the Indian Army has renamed Eastern Command headquarters Fort William in Kolkata as 'Vijay Durg', a Defence official said on Wednesday. In a decision ...
Kolkata: The renaming of the nearly 250-year-old Fort William — the only fort in the world where not a single shot was ever fired — to Vijay Durg by t.
Fort William in Kolkata, built by the British, now renamed as Vijay Durg. This renaming recognizes India's military heritage and is inspired by the historic naval base, Vijay Durg, used by Chhatrapati ...
The Indian Army has decided to rename its Eastern Command headquarters Fort William in Kolkata as 'Vijay Durg' as part of the Modi government's decolonisation efforts.