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The Supreme court has refused to consider the demand to change the official name of ‘India’ to ‘Bharat’. The Public Interest Litigation filed in the apex court sought the constitution of India to be amended to retain only “Bharat” and exclude “India” from the official name of the country under Article 1.
A petitioner named Namah had put this demand in the apex court. He described himself as a farmer by profession. He argued that after using ‘Bharat’ as an official name of the country there will be a communication of self-respect among the people. The name ‘India’ was kept by the British which should be avoided from using now.
The petitioner had also cited the debate in the constituent assembly that framed the constitution of the country. It was told that many members were in favour of naming the country as Bharat. He mentioned that after that long struggle for independence the country should be freed from the name given by the Britishers. It is also a symbol of slavery. Apart from ‘Bharat’, those members had also suggested names like Bharatbhumi, Bharatvarsha, Hind, Hindustan as alternative names but couldn’t be agreed. The introduction of Bharat in the constitution of India has been written as ‘India that is Bharat’.
A petitioner named Namah had put this demand in the apex court. He described himself as a farmer by profession. He argued that after using ‘Bharat’ as an official name of the country there will be a communication of self-respect among the people. The name ‘India’ was kept by the British which should be avoided from using now.
The petitioner had also cited the debate in the constituent assembly that framed the constitution of the country. It was told that many members were in favour of naming the country as Bharat. He mentioned that after that long struggle for independence the country should be freed from the name given by the Britishers. It is also a symbol of slavery. Apart from ‘Bharat’, those members had also suggested names like Bharatbhumi, Bharatvarsha, Hind, Hindustan as alternative names but couldn’t be agreed. The introduction of Bharat in the constitution of India has been written as ‘India that is Bharat’.
