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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.”
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 ...
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.
Bharat is another name of India, as set down in Article 1 of the Constitution, adopted in 1950, which states in English: "India, that is Bharat,..." [ 18 ] Bharat, which was predominantly used in Sanskrit, was adopted as a self-ascribed alternative name by some people of the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India.
Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal (Hindi: उत्तराञ्चल) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand). Other changes ...
The name Goa came to European languages via Portuguese, but its precise origin is unclear. A number of theories about its origin are centered around the Sanskrit word go (cow). [8] For example, the legend of Krishna names a mountain where he saved the cow; the mountain was named "gomāntaka", which later became Goa. Also, a port city named ...
As Modi declared the summit in New Delhi open on Saturday, he sat behind a table nameplate that read "Bharat", while the G20 logo had both names - "Bharat" written in Hindi and "India" in English ...
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.