Supreme Court rejects plea to change India's name to 'Bharat'

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking the Centre to amend the constitution and replace the word 'India' with 'Bharat'. According to reports, the petitioner wanted to get over the "colonial" name and use "Bharat"as a sense of pride.

The Supreme Court asked the petitioner to send a written copy of his plea to concerned ministries that will decide representation appropriately.

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The Delhi-based petitioner said the time is ripe to recognise the country by its original name rather than its "English"name.

The plea revolves around Article 1 will ensure "the citizens of this country to get over the colonial past."

The plea read: "The removal of the English name, though appears symbolic, will instil a sense of pride in our nationality, especially for the future generations. In fact, replacing India with Bharat would justify the hard-fought freedom achieved by our ancestors."

"The nature of injury being caused to the public is the loss of identity and ethos as inheritors of the hard-won freedom from foreign rule," the plea contended.