Bharatvarsh Arya Ganrajya, India (original) (raw)

The term Bharatvarsh Arya Ganrajya might be roughly translated as �True Republic of India�. Bharatvarsh, probably derived from Sanskrit �bhaarata varSHa� is described in the Vishnu Purana by the following verse:

"uttaram yatsamudrasya himaadreshcaiva dakSHiNam;
varSHam tad bhaaratam naama bhaarati yatra samtatihi."

(In Devanagari: "उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम।वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः।।")

My translation:
�North of the sea (i.e. the Indian Ocean) and exactly south of the snowy mountain (i.e. the Himalayas) [lies the] country named Bhaarata, where [live] Bhaarati (personification of India, later identified with Saraswati, the goddess of speech) [and her] descendants.
(explanations between ( ), necessary additions to text between [ ], retroflex sounds given in capitals)�

�Bhaarata� is name of a mythical emperor, whose descendants were the family branches of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, whose history and the 18-days battle at KurukSHetra (lit: field of the Kauravas) is described in the Indian national epic �Mahabhaarata�. The term �varSHa� in the beginning was the name of one of the 10 cardinal points in Hindu mythology, the meaning moved later to �region�, while �ganrajya� or �gaNaraajya� literally means �rule of the tribe� which turned into �republic� in modern India.

Arun Misra describes Bharatvarsh on:http://www.atlantadunia.com/dunia/Upendra/WS17.htm as follows:
�The ancient India, known as Bharatvars or Aryavart, was already a vast Cultural Union and a contiguous Nation, extending from Afghanistan through Myanmar, including Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal.�

I think however, the idea of Bharatvarsh was launched by the group �Arya Shakti Dal�. This group claims a greater India, consisting of nowadays Bharat and Pakistan plus Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, but not including Afghanistan and Myanmar. They claim to abolish �anti-Hindu� articles of Indian constitution, re-erection of certain Hindu temples, a revival of Sanskrit language and a Hindu, non secular, republic of India. More details can be found on: arya-shakti-dal.blogspot.com

Description of proposal of flag:
It is nearly the same like the current Indian national flag, but the green stripe, symbolizing the Muslim community, is replaced by a saffron stripe.

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 February 2009