What if India changed its name?
Invitations were sent out this week to attendees of the G20 gala dinner which will take place next weekend New Delhi make a fuss, according to our colleagues from Al Jazeera. Indeed the Indian government has replaced the word “India” with the Sanskrit word “Bharat”. Draupadi Murmu is thus depicted as “President Barhat” and not “President of India” on the card. That revived speculation of a change in the country’s name.
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“Symbol of slavery”
Both words – “India” and “Bharat” – are used to name the country. The first is Hindi, the second is Sanskrit.
However, according to some of the political class, the term “India” was introduced and represented by the British colonialists “slavery symbol”. Opponents of the government do not understand this and use this debate to undermine existing powers.
“Many Indian media reported on Tuesday that the government may introduce a resolution on the matter in an extraordinary session of parliament this month. However, the government did not disclose the agenda for the session to be held from 18 to 22 September”, said Al Jazeera.
