Kolkata, 5 February 2025: Colonial imprints ke hatabo leh ekta major move te, Army khan pra Kolkata laka Fort William nam toh change kuri dishey, taikhan laka Eastern Command la headquarters, ‘Vijay Durg’ te. Decision toh mid-December 2024 time te loishey aro internal communications military laka bitor te already nutun nam toh adopt kuri loishey, hoileh b official announcement toh echa b rukhi ase. Development toh confirm kuri kina, Wing Commander Himanshu Tiwari, Chief Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Defence (Kolkata), pra India Today TV ke koishey ki decision toh fort laka nam change kuribo leh December 2024 te loi loishey. Tiwari pra koishey, Order toh December laka second week te ahishey, hoileh b echa b formally announced hwa nai. Hoileh b taikhan Fort William toh internal communications te nachula hoishey.
Historic Fort William toh British pra banai shey 1781 te aro King William III of England pichideh he nam dishey. ‘Vijay Durg’ te nam change kura toh homage di ase sopse purana fort ke Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg coast te, kun toh impregnable naval base hoina served kuri shey Marathas karne Chhaptrapati Shivaji Mahraj’s reign time te. Move toh India’s recognition taikhan laka nijor military heritage colonial relics opor te symbolise kureh.
Nam change kura toh Prime minister Narendra Modi’s government’s continued push institution, landmarks aro military establishments ke ‘decolonize’ kuribo leh follow kureh. Recent changes te Rajpath ke Kartavya Path te nam change kuri shey, Andaman Islands landmarks laka rechristening aro military traditions laka revamp indigenous history reflect kuribo leh.
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