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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2023 08:13:28 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://apnews.com/article/india-sanskrit-name-bharat-modi-g20-72782ba81aa67dcf7e197a98fec9b5f5 [apnews com]

I saw someone claiming #India is changing its name. The truth is not so easily defined. It seems India and #Bharat are both used, but the current ruling party wants to stop using 'India' due to belief that the name is a colonial relic.
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1. India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests
  
  from https://apnews.com/author/sheikh-saaliq
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week’s Group of 20 summit, in a move that reflects his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to eliminate what it sees as colonial-era names.

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