Place Name BHARAT

TYPE: Country

OTHER SCRIPTS: भरत (Hindi, Marathi), ভারত (Bengali), ભારત (Gujarati), ভাৰত (Assamese)

Meaning & History

From the name of the mythological king BHARATA. This is the endonym for India in many of the languages of northern India.

VARIANT: Bharot (Bengali)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Bharata (Sanskrit)