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- The roots of “Bharat”, “Bharata”, or “Bharatvarsha” are traced back to Puranic literature, and to the epic Mahabharata. The Puranas describe Bharata as the land between the “sea in the south and the abode of snow in the north”.
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/india-bharat-name-history-8925757/India, that is Bharat: A short history of the nation's names
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Sep 5, 2023 · There is speculation of an official change in the name of the country from India to Bharat, even though Article 1 of the Constitution uses the two names interchangeably: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.”
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Sep 6, 2023 · The term ‘Bharat’ has been in use since millenniums and the term also appears in Jain and Hindu mythologies as “Bharat Varsh", region of Bharata. However, the most popular mythology behind the name Bharat goes back to the time of the Great Emperor Bharata who was the ruler of the whole subcontinent.
Sep 5, 2023 · Bharata, whose descendants were said to be living in a particular area in Vishnu Purana, is commonly thought to be King Bharata, the son of Dushyant and Shakuntala and an ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas. That also explains the name of the 'Mahabharata' which chronicles the war between Bharata's descendants.
Apr 24, 2015 · A Supreme Court bench headed by CJI H L Dattu on Friday sought responses of the Centre and state governments on a PIL by social activist Niranjan Bhatwal seeking a declaration that the official name of this country is Bharat, not India. What does the Constitution say? And the government? What does the Constitution call this country?
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Sep 6, 2023 · Bharata, who became the Chakravarti, was a member of the Chandravamsha dynasty. He is regarded to be the ancestor of the Pandavas, the Kauravas, Brihadhratha, and Jarasandha. In the Vishnu Purana, there is a geographical description of Bharat.
Sep 5, 2023 · Though India refers to a geographical and administrative entity, the native word Bharat owes its origin to the concept of a socially organised territory that was united by socio-cultural practices, say experts. Later, Bharat came to represent the geographical entity of India, combining it with the cultural aspect.
Sep 6, 2023 · Controversy has gripped India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government referred to the country as Bharat on official invitations, leaving many wondering whether the name will be changed.
