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Official Names of India Information

The following table lists the names of the Republic of India in each of the twenty-three constitutionally-recognised languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India[1]. Hindi and English are the languages used by the Union Government for official work.[2] Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu are officially classical languages of India.

Language Long form Transliteration Short form Transliteration
Assamese ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য Bhārôt Gônôrajyô ভাৰত Bhārôt
Bengali ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র Bhārotio Projatôntro ভারত Bhārot
Bhojpuri भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya भारत Bhārat
English[3] 'Republic of India' India
Gujarati ભારતીય ગણતંત્ર Bhārtiya Gantāntrā ભારત Bhārat
Hindi भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya भारत Bhārat
Kannada ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ Bhārata Gaṇarājya ಭಾರತ Bhārata
Kashmiri ہِندوستان Hindustān
Konkani भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya भारत Bhārat
Malayalam ഭാരത മഹാരാജ്യം Bhārata Mahārājyam ഭാരതം, ഇന്ത്യ Bhāratam, Intya
Meitei Manipuri ভারত গণরাজ্য Bhārata Gaṇarājya ভারত Bhārata
Marathi भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक Bhārtiya Prajāsattāk भारत Bhārat
Nepali भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarādzya भारत Bhārat
Oriya ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ଯ Bhārata Gaṇarājya ଭାରତ Bhārata
Punjabi ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ Pā̀rat Gaṇtantar ਭਾਰਤ Pā̀rat
Sanskrit भारत महाराज्यम् Bhārata Mahārājyam भारतम् Bhāratam
Sindhi भारत गणराज्य هندستانڀارت، Bhārat Gaṇarājya भारत, ڀارت، Bhārat
Tamil[4] இந்தியக் குடியரசு Intiyak kuṭiyarasu இந்தியா Intiyā
Telugu భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము Bhārata Gaṇataṇtra Rājyamu భారత దేశము Bhārata Desam
Urdu جمہوریہ بھارت Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat بھارت Bhārat

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eighth Schedule". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/EIGHTH-SCHEDULE.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  2. ^ "The Union: Official Language". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. http://india.gov.in/knowindia/official_language.php. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  3. ^ "CIA Factbook: India". CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  4. ^ "Government of Tamil Nadu Official site". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/government.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-26.

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