The central government has changed the name of Port Blair. Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed that the new name of Port Blair will be Sri Vijayapuram. He told in a post on social media handle X why the name of Port Blair has been changed. But do you know that Port Blair had a deep connection with the Chola Empire. Today we will tell you what connection the Chola Empire had with this port.
Port Blair
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed that the new name of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, will be Sri Vijayapuram. Amit Shah said that inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to liberate the country from all symbols of slavery, today the Home Ministry has decided to rename Port Blair as ‘Shri Vijayapuram’.
Home Minister Amit Shah wrote in the post that the name ‘Shri Vijayapuram’ reflects our struggle for independence and the contribution of Andaman and Nicobar in it. This island has a unique place in the independence and history of our country. This island, which played the role of a naval base in the Chola Empire, is today ready to accelerate the security and development of the country. This island is also the place where Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the tricolor for the first time and Veer Savarkar and other freedom fighters fought for the independence of Mother India in Cellular Jail.
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Chola Empire
The history of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is not only associated with the Indian freedom struggle, but this island has been an important naval base since the time of the Chola Empire. During the time of the Chola Empire, this island was an important center for Indian maritime trade and military strategies. The navy of the Chola kings conducted sea expeditions far and wide from here. Due to the geographical location of this island, it has been an important sea route and military base for the Indian subcontinent. Not only this, even today this island remains an important strategic center for the Indian Army and Navy. Apart from this, in recent years, this area is also emerging rapidly from the point of view of tourism and development.
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It is worth noting that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Andaman-Nicobar in 2018. At that time he had announced to change the names of three islands. He changed the names of Havelock Island, Neil Island and Ross Island. PM Modi had said that Havelock Island will now be known as Swaraj Island, Neil Island as Shaheed Island and Ross Island as Netaji Subhash Chandra Island.