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But the word was the center of a controversy this week after dinner invites for the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit referred to India as “Bharat,” fueling a political row and public debate ...
In Hindi, the constitution replaces India with Bharat everywhere, except the part defining the country’s names, which says in Hindi, “Bharat, that is India, shall be a Union of States.”
When Indian prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit on Saturday, he sat behind a country name placard that piqued the interest of many.
The name "India" is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus River) and has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). The term appeared in Old English by the 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century. "Bhārat" gained popularity in India during the nineteenth century.
Later state name changes include the reorganization of Madhya Bharat into Madhya Pradesh (Hindi: मध्य प्रदेश) in 1959; [3] and the renaming of the Madras State to Tamil Nadu (Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு) in 1969, of the Mysore State to Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ) in 1973, and of Uttaranchal to ...
Bharat Mata (Bhārat Mātā, Mother India in English) is a national personification of India (Bharat [1]) as a mother goddess. Bharat Mata is commonly depicted dressed in a red or saffron -coloured sari and holding a national flag ; she sometimes stands on a lotus and is accompanied by a lion .
Supporters say the name will help move past a colonial mentality. “The meaning is the same, be it Bharat, Hindustan or India,” said Amit Gihar, a fashion photographer.
National symbols of India; Symbol Name Image Adopted Notes Official name: Republic of India (Bharat Ganarajya) [9] 26 January 1950 [10] The Constitution of India uses the official names of India and Bharat. [10] [11] The name "India" is derived from the Classical Latin India, a reference to the region beyond the Indus River.