Why is india called her?
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Gender he or she is used for defining male or female most of the time for living beings.
So it's humans who calls their land he or she. Russia calls their land fatherland and Indians call it motherland..
But then are they really male or female the answer is emphatically a big No
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India is personified as 'Bharat mata'. Also the Tiger or the Indian Elephant is used to personify the nation. But strictly speaking of National Personification, the figure of Bharat mata as a Goddess, wearing a white or saffron sari, holding the National flag, and having a Lion as her Vahana is the most widely popular Personification. The battle cry, "Bharat Mata ki Jai"(Victory for Mother India) is used by the Indian Army and is one of the most popular patriotic slogan used in India