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India replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests (abcnews.go.com)
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Britain renamed Bharat to India when it was colonized, and the name is a symbol of colonial slavery.

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[-] COMHASH@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All Mughal emperors called India "Hindustan" Starting from babur to Aurangzeb. Lol. Lets that sink in... Here hindu means those who live beyond hindu kush mountains or river Indus.

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