BHARAT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi often refers to India as Bharat, according to India's TimesNowNews website, according to public information, "Bharat" is a Sanskrit word that literally means "bearing/carrying" and actually means "one who seeks light/knowledge". India has historically been called Bharat, which means "the seeker of light/knowledge". According to the Indian Express, the roots of "Bharat", "Bharata" or "Bharatvarsha" can be traced back to the ancient Indian Puranas and the epic Mahabharata, which describes "Bharata" as a land between the "southern sea and the northern snow fields." It is also said that in ancient Indo-Aryan times there was a wise monarch named Bharat.