Name change, name game
The use of the name ‘Bharat’ in place of ‘India’ need not be controversial, as the Constitution itself says, “India, that is Bharat” (Page 1, “‘Bharat; replaces ‘India’ in G-20 invite from President”, September 6). If there is to be change, it should have been started with records and communication within the country first, after the approval of Parliament and gradually changed in respect of communications with the outside world. But after using ‘India’ as the country’s name in almost every communication, a change to ‘Bharat’, especially when the G-20 summit is about to be held, would be very confusing and could send wrong signals. “India” as a name evokes a lot of respect globally. India has indelible “brand value” in the comity of nations.
As far as Indians are concerned, India is Bharat and Bharat is India.
