Lots of countries could be renamed for English speakers to something closer to the actual name.
E.g., we just couldn't deal with "Danmark"? And why don't we call it Italia, and the capital Roma? Did that REALLY need to be "anglicized"? And what's so hard about "Nippon"—why name it after a Chinese word? I don't see what's gained by changing these names to Denmark, Italy, and Japan.
What language is "Bharat" though? India has 121 languages, 22 officially recognized, and over 19,500 dialects. Which one is "Bharat", and how'd it win out over all the others?
No the name is actually what native ppl called the land. Infact it's actually written india/bharat on its constitution. India being the name foreigners gave it and bharat being what the local population calls the land
Lots of countries could be renamed for English speakers to something closer to the actual name.
E.g., we just couldn't deal with "Danmark"? And why don't we call it Italia, and the capital Roma? Did that REALLY need to be "anglicized"? And what's so hard about "Nippon"—why name it after a Chinese word? I don't see what's gained by changing these names to Denmark, Italy, and Japan.
What language is "Bharat" though? India has 121 languages, 22 officially recognized, and over 19,500 dialects. Which one is "Bharat", and how'd it win out over all the others?
No the name is actually what native ppl called the land. Infact it's actually written india/bharat on its constitution. India being the name foreigners gave it and bharat being what the local population calls the land
Bharat is Hindi. And you make valid points.
Nippon may be okay except that Nips would be said again, that might not work out well