Question

The name of our country India undergone a change over a period of time . Elucidate

Answer 1

Answer: The renaming of cities in India started in 1947 following the end of the British imperial period. The most notable recent exceptions are Indian English spelling-changes of Orissa to Odisha (March 2011) and the Union Territory of Pondicherry (which includes the City of Pondicherry) to Puducherry.

Answer 2

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