The new name comes from a fort in Maharashtra that was a stronghold of the Maratha Navy. It is part of a move towards 'Indianisation of the forces'.
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Kolkata's Fort William renamed as 'Vijay Durg'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.
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India Today on MSNWho was Fort William in Kolkata named after, and why it needed renamingFort William in Kolkata, the headquarters of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, has been renamed Vijay Durg. The fort was ...
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