Kangana Ranaut: British gave us slave name India; let’s start with the name Bharat

Kangana Ranaut

Now, Kangana Ranaut is keen that India be called Bharat on the global stage. The actor, who always has her take on the country's issues, says India was coined by the British so it is a "slave name."

Kangy has been using the desi Koo account to express her opinions after being permanently suspended from Twitter last month due to her controversial posts. She wrote, "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. [sic]"

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Adding further, Kangana said, "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. [sic]"

On the work front, Kangana, currently, awaits the release of her film 'Dhaakad'. The film is touted as a spy thriller that casts Kangana as Agent Agni. Arjun Rampal plays the antagonist Rudraveer. The Razneesh Razy Ghai directorial is slated to release on October 1. Apart from 'Dhaakad', Kangana's upcoming roster includes 'Thalaivi' and 'Tejas'.

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