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Topic: Bharat

We were India since Alexander’s time. Why drag the British into it?

Till recently it has always been the BJP that celebrates the use of India over Bharat. Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost an election by telling us that India was shining, Modi launched Make in India.

‘INDIA’ on currency notes and computers with ‘rename’ buttons

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

From St Stephen’s to Chhangamal—Make space for Bharat. Indian politics in a tectonic shift

Our new political elites are unsophisticated, don't speak chaste English or appreciate the Mozarts, Godards & Derridas of the world. You can smell sweat in BJP meetings.

‘India, that is Bharat’ — How Constituent Assembly debated nation’s name in Article 1 of Constitution

While G20 dinner invite in the name of ‘President of Bharat’ has triggered row, Centre had earlier asserted in court that ‘there is no change in circumstances to consider any change in Article 1’.

Makers of Constitution ‘erred’ — G20 banquet invite spurs ‘Bharat vs India’ slugfest

Congress says use of 'President of Bharat' in G20 invite an attempt by BJP to 'divide India'. BJP hits back by asking why organisers of Bharat Jodo Yatra hate 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.

India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup shows how politics affects cricket

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

BJP can steal INDIA’s limelight—it must bring ‘Bharat’ in the Constitution

If the country's name had remained Bharat or Hindustan, Muslims here would have referred to themselves as Indian or Hindustani Muslims.

SubscriberWrites: God, faith, belief and governance – an Indian perspective

This brief musing is only an attempt to tickle your thoughts in directions not often treaded. There is a need for the nation to travel these paths.

SubscriberWrites: New parliament and hindutva

Whatever may it be, the next few years and our coming generations have a fraught world to contend with. History beckons.

New book challenges ‘mainstream’ Indian history, brings to fore stories of 15 unsung heroes

Published by Penguin Random House India, ‘Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History’ by Vikram Sampath will be released on 31st October on ThePrint's Softcover.

On Camera

‘Delhi winters’ is a legend. Now it’s just air anxiety

The wealthy float above the crisis—insulated in air-purified cars, weekend getaways at farmhouses, and vacations timed perfectly to coincide with Delhi’s worst weeks.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.