Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week’s Group of 20 summit, in a move that reflects his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to eliminate what it sees as colonial-era names.
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Indian national flags fly in the stands ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and South Africa in London, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced India with the Sanskrit word ‘Bharat’ in dinner invitations sent for the Group of 20 summit, in a move that echoes with his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to scrub away what it sees are colonial-era names.
Indian national flags fly in the stands ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and South Africa in London, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced India with the Sanskrit word ‘Bharat’ in dinner invitations sent for the Group of 20 summit, in a move that echoes with his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to scrub away what it sees are colonial-era names.
Indian national flags fly in the stands ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and South Africa in London, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced India with the Sanskrit word ‘Bharat’ in dinner invitations sent for the Group of 20 summit, in a move that echoes with his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts to scrub away what it sees are colonial-era names.
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