While the renaming was quietly done through a memo in mid-Dec, 2024, there have been earlier demands to change Fort William's name. Two years ago, Rash Behari Institute demanded it be renamed ...

Fort William in Kolkata, the headquarters of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, has been renamed Vijay Durg. This change is part of the Modi government's initiative to free the nation of British ...

The decision to change the name was taken in December 2024, defence officials said. The historic Fort William situated in Kolkata was built by British and named after King William III. Built in ...

The defence ministry’s decision to rename Kolkata’s historic Fort William as Vijaydurg, after a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg, has sparked a debate among historians, military veterans and ...