Tag: Bharat

By Dr M Qutubuddin Since the Indian government has decided to change the name of India to Bharat , there seems to be a big controversy over it . However when we go back to history even in ancient scripture of Rigveda, India has been described as Bharat referring to the tribes of Bharata. The Greek Heroditus called India as Indica or Indie 500 BCE , which around 1700 AD anglicized to India . The third name Hindustan was coined during Mughal period. The name derived from the name of...