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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 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.
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The controversial farm reform laws were passed with less than three hours of debate in either house in September 2020. After a year long protests, Modi in November 2021 repealed the laws in three minutes in the Lok Sabha and nine minutes in the Rajya Sabha. In both cases, without any discussion.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu's reference to herself as the "President of Bharat" in a dinner invitation, instead of "President of India", sparked controversy on Tuesday, with critics saying the ...
Bharat Ganeshpure (born 1969), Marathi comedian; Bharat Gopy (Kodiyettem Gopy, 1937–2008), Indian film actor, producer and director; Bharat Gupt (born 1946), Indian professor of English, classicist and musicologist; Bharat Gurung, Nepali aide-de-camp; Bharat Kamat (born 1967), Hindustani classical tabla player; Bharat Karnad, national ...