Bharat

Bharat, Bharath, Bharata, Bharatam, 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, Bhāratavarsha)

• Bharata (term), the original Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent
• Bhārat Gaṇarājya or simply "Bharat", for the Republic of India
• Bharata Mata (Mother India), the national personification of India as a mother

Business

• Bharat Earth Movers, heavy equipment manufacturer
• Bharat Electronics, military electronics manufacturer
• Bharat Forge, forging and engineering firm
• Bharat Heavy Electricals, power plant equipment manufacturer
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, telecommunications operator

People and characters

• Bharata (emperor), a legendary monarch of ancient India, after whom the epic Mahabhārata is named
• Bharata Muni, an Indian musicologist, author of the Natyashastra
• Bharata (Ramayana), son of Dasharatha, a character in the Ramayana
• a name of Agni
• Bhāratas, a Rigvedic tribe
• Bharata Chakravartin (first Chakravartin ruler), son of Rishabha, the first Jain Tirthankara

Others

• Bharata Natyam, a classical dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, India
• Bharat Rakshak, a defence-related website
• Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award
• Bharat Stage emission standards, established by the government of India

See also

• Barat (disambiguation)
• Bharathar, subordinate rulers to Pandyas