Overview

• The VHP’s Delhi unit has written to Culture Minister Kapil Mishra seeking to change Delhi’s name to Indraprastha to emphasize an ancient civilizational identity.
• The letter, signed by VHP Delhi prant secretary Surendra Kumar Gupta, also seeks to rename Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi Railway Station, and the Shahjahanabad Development Board with Indraprastha-based titles.
• The group urges revisions to Delhi’s heritage walk to feature forts, temples, and monuments of Hindu kings for what it calls a more balanced historical presentation.
• It proposes a grand memorial and a military school in the name of King Hemchandra Vikramaditya, along with adding Indraprastha and Hemchandra history to school curricula.
• The VHP says these demands reflect suggestions from scholars and public representatives at its recent ‘Indraprastha Punarjagran Sankalp Sabha,’ and no government action has been reported so far.