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polgeonow, 9 months ago to geography #India made waves at the #G20 summit it hosted this weekend by using "#Bharat" instead of "India" as its country name in some English-language contexts. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/modi-uses-bharat-g20-nameplate-not-india-amid-name-change-row-2023-09-09/ "Bharat" is already India's name in most local languages, including Hindi, and is mentioned as a synonym of "India" in the English version of the country's constitution, but hasn't been used in formal international contexts until now. #geography #toponymy #namechange #Bharat #placenames #etymology @geography
#India made waves at the #G20 summit it hosted this weekend by using "#Bharat" instead of "India" as its country name in some English-language contexts. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/modi-uses-bharat-g20-nameplate-not-india-amid-name-change-row-2023-09-09/
"Bharat" is already India's name in most local languages, including Hindi, and is mentioned as a synonym of "India" in the English version of the country's constitution, but hasn't been used in formal international contexts until now.
#geography #toponymy #namechange #Bharat #placenames #etymology @geography
Ohsin, 9 months ago @polgeonow @geography Itis just political diatribe designed to divide and distract. Fascist organisations like RSS have long used it to instigate people and brush off other social issues by blaming 'western culture' https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rapes-occur-in-india-not-bharat-says-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-509401 This is ironical given the Sanskrit itself has its roots outside native India and Vedic culture is more close Avesta than anything of Indian origin. Moreover RSS ideologues were close to British and played no role in Indian freedom struggle.
@polgeonow @geography Itis just political diatribe designed to divide and distract.
Fascist organisations like RSS have long used it to instigate people and brush off other social issues by blaming 'western culture'
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rapes-occur-in-india-not-bharat-says-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-509401
This is ironical given the Sanskrit itself has its roots outside native India and Vedic culture is more close Avesta than anything of Indian origin.
Moreover RSS ideologues were close to British and played no role in Indian freedom struggle.
