Bharat

Bharat,Bharath, Bharata, Bhārat, or Bhārata may be a transliteration of either Bharata (Sanskrit: भरत, lit. "to be maintained") or Bhārata (Sanskrit: भारत, lit. "descended from Bharata") and may refer to:

India (Bhārata)

• Bhārata, the self-ascribed Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent
• Bhārat Gaṇarājya or simply "Bharat", the alternative name for the Republic of India - per Article 1(1) of the Constitution of India
• Bharata Mata (Mother India), the national personification of India as a mother goddess

People and characters

Bharata (भरत)

• Bharata Muni, Indian musicologist, author of the Natyashastra
• Bharata (emperor), a legendary monarch of ancient India
• Bharata (Ramayana), son of Dasharatha, a character in the Ramayana epic
• Bharata (Bhagavata), son of Rishabha, an avatar of Vishnu in the Bhagavata Purana

Bhārata (भारत)

• Bhāratas, Aryan tribe mentioned in the Rigveda
• a name of Agni, Hindu deity

Other

• Bhārata, an early epic forming the core of the Mahabhārata
• Bharata Natyam, a classical dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, India