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As RSS sparks fresh Bharat vs India row, why it has always been Bharat for Sangh Parivar

March 11, 2025 8:01 pm

On RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's pitch for Bharat, J&K CM Omar Abdullah says the country is known by its three names — Bharat, India and Hindustan — and that citizens may call it by any name that resonates with them.

J Sai Deepak writes: 2024 — Bharat and Decolonisation

June 04, 2024 11:25 pm

Political battles will occupy mindspace in the here and now, the larger, long-term and all-important canvas is consciousness, and hence civilisation and culture

Vamsee Juluri writes: A lesson for Bharat in failure to tackle antisemitism on US campuses

December 10, 2023 12:26 pm

Anyone invested in the ‘Bharat narrative’ should take the issue of the decay and crisis in Western academia seriously. They should also see it as an opportunity for a global intellectual revival that goes beyond trying to impress the West, as if we are just exhibits in museums built by them.

‘There is competition to dispute concept of Bharat in a few frustrated minds’: Dharmendra Pradhan

October 27, 2023 1:53 am

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “Keeping the rights of the deprived section safe, we have to teach a section of society in government schools. Those who can afford it let them spend from their own pockets.”

NCERT panel suggests replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’: A brief history of the nation’s names

October 26, 2023 10:56 am

The suggestion was made by the 2022 Social Science committee. “We are hoping it will be implemented from the next academic year, but it all depends on NCERT,” the committee’s chairman said.

Why BJP wants to give primacy to Bharat over India

October 07, 2023 8:45 am

In doing so, the government is ignoring the country's diversity, plurality and secularism. While the basic idea of India remains secular and tolerant, incidents like these signal intolerance towards religions other than Hindu

Name of country is Bharat, popular since ancient times: RSS

September 17, 2023 7:24 am

When asked about the controversy on using the term Bharat instead of India, Vaidya said the Sangh has always been insisting on the use of Bharat.

Anurag Kashyap weighs in on India-Bharat debate, says country and people will suffer because of 'ek whimsical aadmi'

September 15, 2023 10:25 am

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap weighed in on the India-Bharat renaming debate, and pointed out all the impracticalities of the idea.

In defence of 'Bharat': It's not just semantics

September 14, 2023 9:50 am

The debate over changing India's name resonates with the broader themes of decolonisation and cultural legacy. Any decision to alter the country's name would need to balance the cultural significance of 'Bharat' with the international recognition and historical continuity associated with 'India'

'President of Bharat' row: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan asks why there is ‘so much fear of the word India’

September 06, 2023 9:59 pm

The CPM leader says this is a deliberate move to erase the thought that 'all Indians are my brothers and sisters' from people's minds.

BHARAT PHOTOS

Highest-grossing Bollywood movies of 2019: Kabir Singh, Uri, Bharat top the list

August 26, 2019 3:35 pm

Kabir Singh, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Bharat, Mission Mangal, Kesari, Total Dhamaal, Super 30, Gully Boy, De De Pyaar De and Manikarnika top the list of highest-grossing Bollywood movies of 2019.

Bharat: Janhvi Kapoor, Lulia Vantur, Bobby Deol and many others watch Salman Khan's Eid release

June 06, 2019 7:19 am

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Bharat releases today. The film is helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar. It also stars Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover, Nora Fatehi, Tabu and many others.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif promote Bharat on Super Dancer 3

May 29, 2019 9:07 am

After promoting their film Bharat on several TV reality shows, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif reached the sets of Super Dancer 3 to promote the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial.

On location photos: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s Bharat

May 20, 2019 9:21 am

Let’s take a look at on location photos shared by the makers and stars on social media before Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Bharat hits the screens on June 5,

The various avatars of Salman Khan in Bharat

April 24, 2019 8:00 am

Salman Khan's next big release Bharat has been directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. The film, also starring Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover and Jackie Shroff among others, is set to release on June 5.

Sangeeta Bijlani campaigns for Azharuddin

April 20, 2014 3:20 pm

Sangeeta Bijlani campaigns in support of Congress candidate Mohammad Azharuddin.

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