What is the country name of India?

India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia.
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What is the name our country?

The Constitution names our country as India, that is Bharat. The first article of the Constitution of India states that "India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states," implicitly codifying India and Bharat as equally official short names for the Republic of India.
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Does India is a country?

India, country that occupies the greater part of South Asia.
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What is India all name?

India is known by many names - Jambudweepa, Al-Hind, Hindustan, Tenjiku, Aryavarta, and Bharat. One country, many names. Jai Hind!
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What is the first name of India?

Look at us: we operate with two names, the original name Bharat, and the given name, India. The invaders of Bharat who came up to the river Sindhu somehow managed to pronounce Sindhu as Hindu, and then Indus. And finally India is stuck on us for centuries now.
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What countries have 4 names?

Other countries that have a four letter name are: Chad, Fiji, Iran, Laos, Mali, Niue, Oman, and Togo. Asia has the majority (four) of these nations, while Africa has three. Two states are located in the South Pacific Ocean, while South America and the Northern Caribbean each have one state.
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Why our country name is India?

The name "India" is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus River) and has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). The term appeared in Old English as early the 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century.
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How old is India?

India: 2500 BC. Vietnam: 4000 Years Old.
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Is India a British name?

India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which itself takes its name from the Indus River. The name was used for India Wilkes, a character in the novel and film Gone with the Wind. Its use for girls in England began during the British rule in India during the 19th century.
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Where is India country?

India is part of the continent of Asia. Most of India forms a peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. The world's highest mountain range, the Himalaya, rises in the north. The southeast is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, and the southwest is bordered by the Arabian Sea.
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What are the 5 names of India?

What are the 5 names of India?
  • Bharat.
  • Aryavarta.
  • Hindustan.
  • Tenjiku.
  • Jambudweep.
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Whats is my country?

My Country) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yang Se-jong, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Seol-hyun and Jang Hyuk. It aired on JTBC and Netflix at 22:50 KST from October 4 to November 23, 2019.
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What is India's largest city?

Using the same yardstick, Delhi is now India's largest “city.” Delhi, one of the world's oldest cities, became India's capital in 1912 when the British moved the seat of government there from what was then Calcutta. Today, the area has become one of India's most vibrant and fast-growing metros.
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Is New Delhi a city?

The city of Delhi actually consists of two components: Old Delhi, in the north, the historic city; and New Delhi, in the south, since 1947 the capital of India, built in the first part of the 20th century as the capital of British India. Delhi, India, designated a World Heritage site.
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Who made Indian flag?

Who designed the flag of India? The design of the flag of India that was first presented in 1921 to Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the All-India Congress, was created by Pingali (or Pinglay) Venkayya. It consisted of the colours associated with the two principal religions, red for Hindus and green for Muslims.
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Who was first king of India?

The great ruler Chandragupta Maurya, who founded Maurya Dynasty was indisputably the first king of India, as he not only won almost all the fragmented kingdoms in ancient India but also combined them into a large empire, boundaries of which were even extended to Afghanistan and towards the edge of Persia.
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What is the second name of India?

2When The Discovery of India was published, these names, Hindustan, Bharat (also Bharata), India, coexisted in the subcontinent. Of constant usage also was Hind, as in 'Jai Hind' (Victory to Hind), the battle-cry that Nehru, like several other political leaders, liked to proclaim at the end of his speeches.
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What are the 10 names of India?

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  • Hodu. Hodu is the Biblical Hebrew name for India and is mentioned in the Old Testament.
  • Tianzhu. This is the Chinese and the Japanese name given to India by the Oriental scholars. ...
  • Nabhivarsha. Olden texts refer to India a Nabhivarsha. ...
  • Jambudvipa. ...
  • Aryavarta. ...
  • Hindustan. ...
  • Bharat. ...
  • India.
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What countries have 2 names?

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  • Burma and Myanmar. ...
  • Czechia and Czech Republic. ...
  • Macedonia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ...
  • East Timor and Timor Leste. ...
  • Ivory Coast and Côte d'Ivoire. ...
  • Holland and the Netherlands. ...
  • Great Britain and the United Kingdom. ...
  • Swaziland and eSwatini.
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