"Some Call It Black Magic...": Kangana Ranaut Says She Predicted India's Name Changing To Bharat Years Ago
Actress Kangana Ranaut has backed the proposal of India's name changing to Bharat, saying the name India was given by the British.
Rumours mills are rife that the name India would be changed to 'Bharat', and reactions are pouring in. In the latest entertainment news, actress Kangana Ranaut has backed the proposal, saying the name India was given by the British. She took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say: "We are Bhartiya not Indians". The 'Queen' actress also shared an old news article of her statement in which she had put forward her desire to rename India. She had then suggested that the country should be called Bharat instead of India. Sharing the article, Kangana wrote: "And some call it black magic …. It’s simply Grey matter honey. Congratulations to everyone!! Freed from a slave name … Jai Bharat."
And some call it black magic …. It’s simply Grey matter honey
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 5, 2023
Congratulations to everyone!!
Freed from a slave name …
Jai Bharat 🇮🇳 https://t.co/I6ZKs3CWNl
In yet another write-up, Kangana Ranaut wrote a long post explaining why India should be called Bharat.
“What is there to love in this name? First of all they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘ Indus’ kar diya. Phir kabhi Hindos kabhi Indos kuch bhi gol mol karke India bana diya. (The British couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ so they turned ‘Sindhu’ into ‘Indus’. Then Hindos became Indos) From the time of Mahabharata, all the kingdoms who participated in the Great War of Kurukshetra came under one continent called Bharat so why were they calling us Indu Sindu," wrote Kangana.
“Also the name Bharat is so meaningful, what is the meaning of India? I know they called Red Indians that because in olden English Indian simply meant a slave, they named us Indians because that was our new identity given to us by British. Even in olden days dictionary Indian’s meaning was mentioned as slave they recently changed it. Also it’s not our name we are Bhartiya not Indians," she added.
What is there to love in this name? First of all they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘ Indus’ kar diya. Phir kabhi Hindos kabhi Indos kuch bhi gol mol karke India bana diya.
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 5, 2023
From the time of Mahabharata, all the kingdoms who participated in the Great War of… https://t.co/R11hrMcjbH
Even actor Jackie Shroff gave his take on the ongoing rumours, and in his own trademark style, the actor put forward his opinion.
Watch the video here:
#WATCH | On G20 Summit dinner invitations at Rashtrapati Bhawan sent in the name of ‘President of Bharat', Actor Jackie Shroff says, "If Bharat is being called Bharat, it is not a bad thing...we won't change even if the name is changed" (05/09) pic.twitter.com/PTzHE1I3Sa
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2023
The invites for a G20 dinner to be hosted by President Droupadi Murmu were sent out in the name of ‘President of Bharat’ instead of ‘President of India’, and ever since the image went viral, there has been speculation about the change of the country's name.
