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Rename Rajasthan as Kartavyasthan: Shashi Tharoor on renaming Rajpath
•The Prime Minister emphasized that the Kartavya Path is not just a road of bricks and stones but a living example of India's democratic past and all-time ideals
From Kingsway to Kartavya Path: A trip down Rajpath's memory lane
Fp Explainers •The three-kilometre stretch, one of the most important roads in India, is more than 100 years old. The British called it Kingsway. Today, Rajpath will officially be renamed Kartavya Path, as India takes yet another step to shed its colonial past
Explained: The making of the grand Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue unveiled at India Gate
Fp Explainers •The 28-feet black granite statue of Subhas Chandra Bose was unveiling accompanied by the tune of 'Kadam Kadam Badhayeja' the traditional song of Netaji’s Indian National Army. The installation was hand-sculpted by a team led by renowned artist Arun Yogiraj
A newer, greener Central Vista Avenue: How iconic boulevard has been revamped
Fp Explainers •Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the revamped avenue today. It is the first project that has been completed under the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan
Rajpath is officially 'Kartavya Path': WATCH video of the redeveloped pathway
Fp Staff •The revamped Central Vista Avenue will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, 8 September
Rajpath to make way for Kartavya Path: How India is stepping away from its colonial past
Fp Explainers •The Narendra Modi-led government will rename Rajpath, originally called Kingsway, to Kartavya Path in yet another move to shed India's colonial baggage. The Centre has been making changes — from doing away with 1,500 British-era laws to unveiling a naval ensign inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji
Kartavya Path: Rajpath & Central Vista lawns get a new name as Centre pushes for 'abolition of colonial symbols'
Fp Staff •The move comes days after the government replaced the colonial St. George's Cross with Chhatrapati Shivaji's seal on the Indian Navy's new ensign (flag)
The Rajpath renovation: For those legions of doomsayers, it’s time to eat their words — and ice-cream
Reshmi_dasgupta •Though the Rajpath area will only be formally opened to the public by the Prime Minister next week, anyone traversing that stretch can see how wrong the naysayers were
Republic Day 2022 Updates: Grand flypast by IAF craft wows spectators; celebrations continue
Fp Staff •Republic Day 2022 LATEST Updates: Last year, President Kovind hosted the ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day. The ceremony has been cancelled this year in view of the COVID-19 situation
Republic Day 2022: Construction workers, sanitation staff and auto drivers are ‘special invites’ for R-Day parade
Fp Staff •The Centre has extended invitations to 565 special people for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath ¬—250 are construction workers, 115 are safai karamcharis, 100 are autorickshaw drivers and another 100 are healthcare workers