The name "#India" was already used by the Ancient Greeks more than 2000 years ago, though some in the region associate it more now with the #UK's colonial subjugation of the country in the 1700s-1900s.

#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

'#AbdelkaderBenali is te gast om te praten over de aardbeving die in #Marokko plaatsvond. Ook leest hij zijn column. De Indiase overheid heeft plannen om de landsnaam te veranderen in #Bharat. De discussie is eeuwenoud en ligt gevoelig.'

#OVT 1e uur: India wil naamsverandering, Bekendmaking Shortlist 2023 Libris Geschiedenisprijs, Column Abdelkader Benali, Gat in Chinese Muur, Historische Boeken met Lotfi El Hamidi, 10-09-2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zeDrtTVKGaalMr2yrjC7S

#POTUS #JoeBiden goes rogue and disses #ClimateDeniers as “#LyingDogFacedPonySoldiers “ while attending the #G20 in #India / #Bharat and later during relationship-building in #Vietnam. Lots of heads seen nodding in agreement.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-climate-deniers-g20-summit_n_64fe8b53e4b01bb291f73ed8

@mastomememakers Yes, ALL of #India should be renamed #Bharat.

But only the part of #Russia that is east of the #SinoFinnishBorder should be renamed Northwest #China.

#FAFO #NAFO LAFO-my-ass-off! 😂

New country name just dropped that everyone is going to have to learn. #bharat #turkiye #czechia

Aufmerksamen Augen ist es gleich aufgefallen: Auch Modis Schild beim #G20Gipfel trägt die Aufschrift "#Bharat".
#G20

#India or #bharat?

Contrary to the #BJP #RSS #VHS propaganda India is NOT a colonial name but predates it by thousands of years, comes from "land around Indus river".

Bharat/Hindustan are more of social grouping term rather than a country/region identifier. #g20 #g20summit #narendramodi

The African Union just became a permanent member of the G20.
This is a good step, Africa must be at the table when global issues are decided.
The next step ought IMO be for India and the African Union to get permanent seats at the UN Security Council.

#AfricanUnion #AU #India #Bharat #G20 #G21 #UNSC

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66724117?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=64fc07d5b994ec6acab2382e%26WATCH%3A%20The%20moment%20African%20Union%20joined%20G20%262023-09-09T05%3A59%3A10.109Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:08f30f2f-bb9e-42a1-9e54-96ae86392726&pinned_post_asset_id=64fc07d5b994ec6acab2382e&pinned_post_type=share

#PMModi #Bharat #G20
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-uses-placard-bharat-for-g20-inaugural-address/articleshow/103527384.cms

soso #indien gibt sich seinen alten namen #bharat.... gut für sie

Punnakkan Muhammed Ali, a social worker from the southern state of Kerala, described it as an “unnecessary controversy and a conspiracy to divert our attention and divide the people”.

He said the discussion should be about the achievements and failures of the administration, but instead “this is just a controversy for political gain".

No identity crisis for Indians in UAE as Bharat name change debate rages.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/2023/09/06/no-identity-crisis-for-indians-in-uae-as-bharat-name-change-debate-rages/ #bharat

Streit um Staatsnamen bei G20-Gipfel : #Bharat statt Indien? |
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/indien-bharat-g20-100.html #hindutva

La nave de la #india, ahora #Bharat, da un pequeño salto en la #Luna.
El ‘aterrizador’ de la misión Chandrayaan-3 se ha elevado del suelo lunar y se ha desplazado entre 30 y 40 cm, según muestra un vídeo de la Organización de Investigación Espacial de la India #ISRO. El experimento ayudará a futuras misiones humanas y de retorno de muestras.
#AgenciaSINC
#ciencia
#Astronomía
#Astrofísica
https://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/La-nave-de-la-India-da-un-pequeno-salto-en-la-Luna

Más #podcast
https://rodriguezamorin.blogspot.com/p/radios.html?#Ciencia

#UN #Bharat
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-bharat-name-change-process-united-nations-official-formal-request-antonio-guterres-2432155-2023-09-07?utm_source=rss

Okay, so since India is changing it's name to #Bharat, should the IndyCar Serieschange the name of their premier race to the Bharatianapolis 500?

Interesting.
The recent use of the name #Bharat on an official government document, triggered this look back at the #history of opposition to the use of the name #India.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/pakistan-jinnah-opposed-name-india-8927202/

#Histodons

I hope for #India that they successfully modify their #existential narrative to holistically support the bottom and the top of their social hierarchy and avoid slipping into perpetual violence like we have trying the same #usa

#Bharat #CasteSystem #Hindustan #democracy #ExistentialGap

#India may be renamed #Bharat in special session of Parliament on September 18

https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/india-may-be-renamed-bharat-in-special-session-of-parliament-on-september-18-11313931.html

Die Einladung der Präsidentin von #Bharat, die die aktuelle öffentliche Debatte ausgelöst hat: