Port Blair Renamed as Sri Vijaya Puram
On 13th September, 2024, the Central Government renamed the capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair, as "Sri Vijaya Puram”.
- It is important to note that Port Blair was named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial navy officer of the East India Company.
Why was it Renamed as Sri Vijaya Puram?
Chola Naval Expedition
- Historical records suggest that the 11th-century Chola emperor, Rajendra I used the Andaman Islands as a strategic naval base during his campaign against the Srivijaya Empire (modern-day Indonesia).
- An inscription from Thanjavur (1050 CE) refers to the Andaman Islands as “Ma-Nakkavaram land” (great open ....
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