Bhārata was selected as an alternative name of India in 1950.

Bhārata has been used as a self-ascribed name by some people of the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India. The designation Bhārata appears in the official Sanskrit name of the country, Bhārata Gaṇarājya. The name is derived from the ancient Hindu Puranas, which refer to the land that comprises India as Bhāratavarṣa (Sanskrit: भारतवर्ष, lit. 'country of Bharata') and uses this term to distinguish it from other varṣas or continents.

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