09-09-2008, 01:59 PM
I was always taught in Gujerati classes that the Gujerati word for India is Bharat, as I am sure it is in other Indian dialects.
When you speak in Gujerati, you should refer to India as Bharat.
India is the English and western name for India, if speaking in English, it is correct to use India, but speaking in an Indian language, you should use Bharat, unless there is a different name for India in your language.
But English is commonly mixed in with a persons native language to make certain sentances and words easier. For example, I have never heard any Indian person use their native word for 'Room' when speaking in one of the Indian languages, but when I had my exams in Gujerati, we had to call a 'Room' an 'Oer-do', and I have never heard a single person use that word outside of my classes.
It is like the country Germany. Most of the world, for example England, India and America call it Germany. However, in German, Germany is Deutschland, and German is Deutsch, but people who speak English, Hindi, or Gujerati are not going to call it Deutschland.
I see the name of a country as being based on the language you speak. If you choose to speak English, then it is India. If you choose to speak an Indian language, then it is most commonly Bharat.
But no one in my family, even my Grandparents who only speak both Gujerati and Hindi call India Bharat. They are all happy using the word India, and they are of course proud of their country, but I have never heard them call it Bharat. I actually first learnt about the name Bharat in an English text book on countries, not from my parents or anyone in my family, who all just call it India.
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When you speak in Gujerati, you should refer to India as Bharat.
India is the English and western name for India, if speaking in English, it is correct to use India, but speaking in an Indian language, you should use Bharat, unless there is a different name for India in your language.
But English is commonly mixed in with a persons native language to make certain sentances and words easier. For example, I have never heard any Indian person use their native word for 'Room' when speaking in one of the Indian languages, but when I had my exams in Gujerati, we had to call a 'Room' an 'Oer-do', and I have never heard a single person use that word outside of my classes.
It is like the country Germany. Most of the world, for example England, India and America call it Germany. However, in German, Germany is Deutschland, and German is Deutsch, but people who speak English, Hindi, or Gujerati are not going to call it Deutschland.
I see the name of a country as being based on the language you speak. If you choose to speak English, then it is India. If you choose to speak an Indian language, then it is most commonly Bharat.
But no one in my family, even my Grandparents who only speak both Gujerati and Hindi call India Bharat. They are all happy using the word India, and they are of course proud of their country, but I have never heard them call it Bharat. I actually first learnt about the name Bharat in an English text book on countries, not from my parents or anyone in my family, who all just call it India.
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