Bharat vs India
What should the name of the country be. Vote and share everyone. I vote India. more
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I fully support Modi government's views submitted to the supreme court in an affidavit filed with them in November 2015. The govt. submitted that there is no need to rename the country as Bharat instead of India. Responding to a PIL seeking a declaration that the Republic be called ‘Bharat’ for official and unofficial purposes by Union and state governments, the Centre claimed “there is no change in circumstances to consider any change in Article 1 of the Constitution of India.” Article 1(1) says, “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” This is the only provision in Constitution on how this country be called for official and unofficial purposes. Submitting its affidavit recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said issues regarding the country’s name were deliberated upon extensively by the Constituent Assembly during drafting of the Constitution and clauses in Article 1 were adopted unanimously. It further argued that the name ‘Bharat’ did not figure in the original draft of the Constitution and it was during debates that the Constituent Assembly considered names such as Bharat, Bharatbhumi, Bharatvarsh, India that is Bharat, Bharat that is India and Bharat as is known in English language India. more
Sep 07
The 'status quo' should continue. It is INDIA in English & BHARAT in Hindi. Apparently the new idea has emerged due to the Opposition Alliance naming itself as I.N.D.I.A. I fail to understand as to how the CEC and the Judiciary could allow a political party to use country's name. Responsible citizens should brood over it. - PVV Satyanarayana more
Sep 06
