September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476185 Quote India was buzzing with speculation over rumoured plans to scrap official use of the country’s English name, after a state-issued invitation to the G20 summit referred to it as Bharat. The government of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been working to remove lingering symbols of British rule from India’s urban landscape, political institutions and history books, but this could be the biggest move yet. India hosts the G20 summit this weekend, and world leaders have received an invitation to a state dinner hosted by the “president of Bharat”. Members of his Hindu nationalist ruling party, Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), have previously campaigned against using the name India, which has its roots in western antiquity and was imposed during the British conquest. The government has called a special session of parliament for later in the month, but remains tight-lipped about its legislative agenda, but the broadcaster News18 said unnamed government sources had told it that BJP lawmakers would put forward a special resolution to give precedence to the name Bharat. Source Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/ Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476229 India's Love + Fear era Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476229 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476231 Good luck getting that to stick Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476231 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476233 Well that was the old name before Britain changed it, but it’s still a very Hindu nationalist idea for a country that claims to be secular. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476233 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476256 Their Love Symbol era. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476256 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476257 I like it, sounds like a bop Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476257 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476267 It's hilarious how Bharat means Western in my country Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476267 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476269 9 minutes ago, Janet said: Good luck getting that to stick Right. English speakers are still going to call it India Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476269 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476281 2 minutes ago, Gaia said: Right. English speakers are still going to call it India Why would they care what English speakers think? Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476281 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476284 A Bharat is a Bharat Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476284 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476298 love a reinvention Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476298 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476309 7 minutes ago, Flomik said: Why would they care what English speakers think? It's the second most spoken language in India. It ain't happening Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476309 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476312 2 minutes ago, Flomik said: Why would they care what English speakers think? More than just English speakers, due to India being the main name used internationally and translated into languages, they’d have to change their name in most languages. And yeah, good luck with that. No one is going to just cross out “India” in all textbooks across the world and what not. That’s a way harder change than just announcing it. And they’d have no way of policing everyone to using it. They can do whatever they want, just saying it’s not gonna just magically make people stop calling them India Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476312 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476324 idk why people in this thread are acting like erasing colonialism is a bad thing. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476324 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476351 weird responses... Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476351 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476359 This was their chance to claim Chromatica Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476359 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476360 love the reasoning behind it but most people will still use india instead turkey changing their international name to türkiye teas Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476360 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476373 2 minutes ago, hallucinate said: love the reasoning behind it but most people will still use india instead turkey changing their international name to türkiye teas And Bangkok to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476373 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476378 Bharat.Arie sounds a bit weird but I guess I could get used to it. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476378 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476381 eSwatini ha impact Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476381 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476386 They should change it to Joanne Edited September 5, 20233 yr by Kyoto Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476386 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476389 Good for them, hopefully they go through with it officially. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476389 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476406 Their bharat could mean anything. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476406 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476415 I understand their feelings towards exonyms (even though in most cases there is no problem with them) but this is logistically difficult. Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476415 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
September 5, 20233 yr comment_24476425 not you all laughing at the name Bharat when that is the name of the country in Hindi and other Indian language Link to comment https://atrl.net/forums/topic/452431-india-may-change-its-name/#findComment-24476425 Share on other sites Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Share this post
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