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schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests

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India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests

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schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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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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    Also, the first word in BJP is literally Bharat.

    Trash religious nationalists.

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