Bharat or India? Amid India\'s name change buzz, Kangana Ranaut tweets \'We are Bhartiya not Indians\'; says \'I said it two years ago\' | Etimes

Amid the ongoing buzz of India\'s name change, Kangana Ranaut has now reacted to it and said ‘India’ was an identity given by the British. The actress recently took to her Instagram handle and shared a screengrab of her old statement in which she had called for the change of the name India and wrote, \'I said it two years ago.\' Not just that, the \'Queen\' actress also detailed the importance of the name \'Bharat\'. She tweeted, \'The name Bharat is so meaningful, what is the meaning of India? They named us Indians because that was our new identity given to us by the British. Even in the olden days\' dictionary, Indian meaning was mentioned as a slave. Also, it’s not our name, we are Bhartiya, not Indians.\' The actress also mentioned, \'What is there to love in this name? First of all, they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘Indus’ kar diya. Phir kabhi Hindos kabhi Indos kuch bhi gol mol karke India bana diya.\' While making a point, Kangana added, \'From the time of Mahabharata, all the kingdoms who participated in the Great War of Kurukshetra came under one continent called Bharat so why were they calling us Indu Sindu??\' Meanwhile, on the work front, Kangana will next be seen in \'Emergency.\' For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.