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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.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week's Group of 20 summit, in a move that reflects ...
Subhash Chandra Bose. In 1992, the surviving family of nationalist leader and revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose, who had died under mysterious circumstances in 1945, were contacted about accepting a posthumous Bharat Ratna on Bose's behalf; however, his family declined the honour, citing the length of time it had taken the government to recognize him.
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. [19]
The Wire is an Indian nonprofit news and opinion website. [1] It was founded in 2015 by Siddharth Varadarajan, Sidharth Bhatia, and M. K. Venu. [2] [3] It counts among the news outlets that are independent of the Indian government, [1] and has been subject to several defamation suits by businessmen and politicians.
By Tanvi Mehta. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's placard at the opening of the G20 summit on Saturday referred to India as "Bharat", raising speculation of a change of name for ...
Tukde Tukde Gang is a pejorative political catchphrase used in Indian political media for groups allegedly supporting sedition and secessionism. [1] Whereas the words tukde-tukde refer to "breaking or cutting something into small fragments", [2] the phrase "tukde tukde gang" can be translated as "a gang that wants to divide the country".