As India strides confidently into what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the “Amrit Kaal" — the crucial 25-year period leading to the centenary of Independence in 2047 — one quiet but powerful transformation is visible: the systematic removal of colonial-era names from the nation’s most iconic public buildings and spaces. Rajpath is now Kartavya Path. The Prime Minister’s Office is now Sewa Teerth.

Home Minister Amit Shah has taken this transformation ahead by deciding to rename Raj Bhawan across our states as Lok Bhawan or Raj Nivas. These are not mere linguistic tweaks; they are deliberate acts of decolonising the mind and re-anchoring India in its own eternal values.

This movement draws its moral and ideological force from the Prime Minister’s Panch Pran – the five sacred vows he gave to the nation on 15 August 2022 from the ramparts of the Red Fort. The fourth vow is explicit: “We will rid ourselves of every trace of colonial mindset." For a country aiming to become the world’s third-largest economy in the next couple of years and a developed nation by 2047, shedding the psychological baggage of subjugation is not symbolism – it is strategy. People who still walk on “King’s Way" and work in “Viceroy’s House" subconsciously carry the weight of servitude. Renaming these spaces to reflect duty (kartavya), service (sewa), and people........

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