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Pratyush Deep

‘Debate involves 2 living persons’: After backlash, India Today changes Pattanaik vs Sanyal show

After renaming towns and public places, the Narendra Modi government is at the centre of a storm for ostensibly pushing its first international name change idea – India to Bharat. And amid a political war of words, Newstrack – which is one of India Today’s flagship shows hosted by the channel’s news director Rahul Kanwal – on Wednesday tried to discuss the issue.

The telecast, headlined “India or Bharat?”, featured author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik and historian and economist Sanjeev Sanyal. 

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