• 11/26/2024

Will India’s Modi change country’s English name? Rumours swirl after G20 dinner invites show Sanskrit name of ‘Bharat’

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PM Narendra Modi’s government replaced India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invites sent to guests attending this week’s G20 summit, in a move that reflects his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to eliminate colonial-era names.

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