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The Republic of India is principally known by two official short names: India and Bharat. As per Article 300 of the Constitution of India, the Government of India may be referred to as the Union of In
Hathigumpha Jain Inscription of King Kharavela (2nd century BCE), which contains the earliest known epigraphical reference to "Bharat".
An ancient idol of Bharata Chakravarti at Shravanabelagola Jain temple, near the resting site Chandragupta Maurya.
The name Jambudīpasi for "India" (Brahmi script) in the Sahasram Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka, circa 250 BCE.
Darius I statue India
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arab
Names of India
…The Republic of India is principally known by two official short names: India and Bharat. As per Article 300 of the Constitution of India, the Government of India may be…
Manuscript illustration, c. 1650, of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, composed in story-telling fashion c. 400 BCE – c. 300 CE
Cave 26, a Buddhist shrine, of the rock-cut Ajanta Caves
The Brihadisvara Temple, built by Chola monarch Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE
Calligraphy on the Qutb Minar, built in the Delhi sultanate from 1199 CE to 1220 CE