Tag: Army’s Fort William in Kolkata set to be known as Vijay Durg

HISTORY

Defence, National Security and Terrorism Army's Fort William in Kolkata set to be known as Vijay Durg ▪ Objective Eliminate Colonial Vestiges in Indian Armed Forces ▪ Fort William in Kolkata is the Head Quarters of Eastern Army Command, renamed Vijay Durg ▪ Vijay Durg is named after the Maratha naval base under Chhatrapati Shivaji Other renames ▪ Along with it, Kitchener House renamed Manekshaw House, and St. George’s Gate renamed Shivaji Gate as part of the “Indianisation” of military traditions.