I predict there's going to be generations of people putting the h in the wrong place. Bahrat, Bharat, Barath, Barhat. Althought barhat has some nice possibilities.
Bharat. Is the name change being favoured by Modi? As a non-Indian, I tended to associate the name with the Hindi speaking areas. It doesn’t even sound like it applies to the Deccan. IMO “Paradh” or “Inthiya” sounds more appropriate.
I predict there's going to be generations of people putting the h in the wrong place. Bahrat, Bharat, Barath, Barhat. Althought barhat has some nice possibilities.
Good prediction. Just like the name Gandhi, which is often misspelled as Ghandi.
Great piece, Melvin! (I was trying to type “Melwin,” but Substack kept autocorrecting me - the bastards!).
Bharat. Is the name change being favoured by Modi? As a non-Indian, I tended to associate the name with the Hindi speaking areas. It doesn’t even sound like it applies to the Deccan. IMO “Paradh” or “Inthiya” sounds more appropriate.
Modi sat behind a Bharat placard at the G20 summit, so his party is floating the possibility of changing the name.