To add insult to injury, what they call it, Deutschland, sounds like what we should call Netherlands

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    6 days ago

    I always thought that India uses both Bharat and India with English still an official language. Has the current government made the switch to only using Bharat?

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      6 days ago

      India is the official name. I think Bharat or Hindustan is commonly used tho as folks speak in their local languages instead of English typically. I could be wrong. Worth noting that Hindustan would basically translate to “India” or Land of the Indus River.

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        5 days ago

        Not that it matters but I would take India or Bharat over Hindustan any day. I get that it’d be in line with naming conventions in the area, but it just sounds so silly. XD