Kolkata’s Fort William relabelled as Vijay Durg.|(Photo Courtesy: X/@atul_mdb)
Kolkata: Fort William, the Indian Army’s Eastern Command head office, has actually been apparently relabelled Vijay Durg, in a significant transfer to eliminate early american imprints.
While the main news is still waited for, inner interactions within the armed force have actually currently taken on the brand-new name, according to The Times of India.
As per the record, Wing Commander Himanshu Tiwari, Chief Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Defence (Kolkata), verified that the choice was apparently absorbed mid-December in 2015.
“The order came in the second week of December but is yet to be formally announced. In our internal communication, we have stopped using Fort William,” he informed the magazine.
In enhancement, the Kitchener House inside Fort William has actually been relabelled to Manekshaw House and the South Gate, additionally called St George’s Gate, has actually been relabelled to Shivaji Gate.
