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The use of Bharat often has political overtones, appealing to a certain cultural conception of India. [27] In 2023, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the Bharat name in connection with a G20 gathering, which caused speculation on a name-change for the country.
Bharat (occasionally also romanised as Bharath or Bharata) is an Indian given name. Notable people with the name include: Bharata, brother of Lord Rama;
Bharat, or Bharath, may refer to: Bharat (term), the name for India in various Indian languages India, a country; Bharata Khanda, the Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent; Bharatavarsha, another Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent; Bharat (given name), a contemporary given name (including a list of people with the name)
Bharata (representing either Sanskrit: भरत bharata or भारत bhārata, and occasionally rendered as Bharat or Bharatha in informal contexts) may refer to: Bhārata, a name for India; Bharata (tribe), mentioned in the Rigveda; Bharata (Mahabharata), a legendary emperor; Bharata , a Hindu prince, step-brother of Rama
India, officially the Republic of India, [j] [20] is a country in South Asia.It is the most populous country in the world and the seventh-largest by area.Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; [k] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the ...
During the independence movement, the Indians referred to their land by all three names: 'India', 'Hindustan' and 'Bharat'. [47] Mohammad Iqbal 's poem Tarānah-e-Hindī ("Anthem of the People of Hind") was a popular patriotic song among Indian independence activists.
It is derived from the region Bharatavarsha ruled by king Bharatha, whose name literally means "the shining one". [15] [16] A modern rendering of the historical name, Bharat became a native name for India in the mid-20th century after its mention in the constitution. [17] National flag: Flag of India [9] 15 August 1947 (Dominion of India) [2]
The full name of the country is the Republic of India. India and Bharat are equally official short names for the Republic of India in the Constitution, [18] and both names appears on legal banknotes, in treaties and in legal cases.