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India replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests (abcnews.go.com)
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Britain renamed Bharat to India when it was colonized, and the name is a symbol of colonial slavery.

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[–] baked_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

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