[Source.](https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/09/05/india-might-change-its-name-this-month/) > The Indian government appears to be considering a change in the nation’s official name, with “Bharat” – from Sanskrit – emerging as the alternative, even appearing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s G20 dinner invites for later this month. > The resolution would change the name in the Indian constitution from “India, that is Bharat” to the “Republic of Bharat” and is likely to be introduced in the Indian parliament during the upcoming special session scheduled from September 18-22. The resolution needs to obtain a majority in both houses of the nation’s parliament before the government can amend the constitution. > The decision reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to remove ‘every trace of slavery’ from the country. An official G20 dinner invitation for September 9 has already embraced the name, referring to the Indian President as “The President of Bharat.” Modi’s state-sponsored airplane also has “Bharat” on it.