It was also a clear sign that the country, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule, has moved on. His speech last Thursday was the latest in a concerted drive to purge India of its colonial relics.
READ MORE: ‘I cannot mourn’: Former colonies conflicted over Queen Elizabeth II’s death Instead, under the newly named Kartavya Path that leads to the iconic India Gate, “a new history has been created,” Modi beamed. Rajpath, formerly called Kingsway, was a “symbol of slavery” under the British Raj, he said. NEW DELHI (AP) - Just hours before news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename a boulevard that once honored King George V.
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