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Another country is moving in the direction of changing its name so that in the future India should be known as Bharat.

"India" sounds more soft, female, melodic...

"Bharat" sounds more harsh, male, rhytmic...

Like the show drummer right after the punch line.

Bharat Tsss

(maybe only to me because i'm a drummer?)

This became a significant discussion point in India and Pakistan during the G-20 summit in India, where official invitation letters featured the name “Bharat” instead of “India.”

Speculation arose that if India adopts “Bhara”’ as its official name, Pakistan might stake a claim to”India.”

This echoes historical sentiments from independence, where Pakistan objected to “India” due to its association with the Indus Valley within Pakistan.

Instead “Hindustan” or “Bharat” was suggested as more suited names.

The potential outcome of such a shift would be intriguing.

Other than India and Pakistan if you know since 2019, the Dutch government has formally abandoned ‘Holland’ in favor of rebranding as “the Netherlands.”

No explanation has been given by the Rashtrapati Bhavan or the central government as to why 'Bharat' was used instead of 'India' in English. However, India's opposition parties say that the official name 'Bharat' has started to be used because of the alliance with the anti-BJP alliance that has been formed under the name of 'India'.

The discussion started with an invitation to a dinner hosted by President Draupadi Murmu on the occasion of the G-20 summit. It says 'President of Bharat'.