Kangana Ranaut wants 'slave name India' to be changed to 'Bharat', calls it 'rudimentary'

In her recent edition of lending unsolicited advices, actress Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday said that India's name should be changed to Bharat.

"India can only rise if it’s rooted in its ancient spirituality and wisdom, that is the soul of our great civilisation. World will look up to us and we will emerge as a world leader if we go higher in urban growth but not be cheap copy of western world and remain deeply rooted in Vedas, Geeta and Yoga, can we please change this slave name India back to Bharat," she wrote in her Instagram story.

She further added, "British gave us slave name India... which literally means east of Indus River. Really would you call a child small nose or second born or worse C section. What kind of a name is this? So rudimentary. Let me tell you meaning of Bharat. It's made of three Sanskrit words BH (bhav), Ra (rag), ta (tal). Yes that's who we were before we were enslaved, most culturally and aesthetically evolved civilisation. Every name has a vibration and British knew this they not only gave new names to places but even to people and important monuments. We must regain our lost glory, let's start with the name Bharat."

Kangana has now made Instagram stories her go to platform after being banned by micro-blogging site Twitter last month over her incendiary tweetes related to West Bengal post polls violence.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Kangana will be essaying the role of actor-turned-politician Jayalalithaa in her upcoming film Thalaivi which has been postponed several time amid covid-19 pandemic. She will also be seen in Dhaakad, Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda and Tejas.