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Who was Fort William in Kolkata named after, and why it needed renaming
However, we have stopped using 'Fort William' in internal communications," said Wing Commander Himanshu Tiwari, Chief Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Defence (Kolkata), told India Today TV.
Fort William now Vijay Durg, tribute to army's 'finest military victory' in 1971
Vijay Durg is a tribute to the Indian army’s finest military victory in post-Independent India in 1971 that Fort ...
The art of renaming: Rechristening of Calcutta’s streets started with the British and continues today
Fort William has been designated Vijay Durg by the BJP-led central government in celebration of India’s greatest military ...
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‘It will stay Fort William for many years to come’
As far as Kolkata is concerned, Fort William will remain just that ... Vijay Durg would not wipe out the memory of British rule in India. "It betrays an inferiority complex.
The New Indian Express27d
Renaming spree: Full politics, little history
The latest renaming project was much quieter—Fort William in Kolkata, the second fortification of the East India Company after Fort St George in Chennai, is now Vijaydurg. It’s part of the ...
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Fort William to Vijay Durg — such token, insensitive symbolism will not do the trick
Given the history of loot and plunder by Maratha forces in Bengal, the naming of a fort in Kolkata after the proud military heritage of the Marathas is perplexing.