Names of India in its official languages

The following table lists the names of India in its official languages. The sole official language of India is Hindi in Devanagari script as per Article 343 of The INDIAN constitution. English has the status of a "subsidiary official language". The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status, and official encouragement.

Official Languages

Language

Official short form

Official long form

Hindi


Bhārat


Bhārat Gaṇarājya

English

India

Republic of India

Eighth Schedule Languages

Language

Official short form

Official long form

Assamese'''


Bhārôt


Bhārôt Gônôrāzyô

Bengali'''


Bhārot


Bhārotiyo Projātôntro

Bodo'''


Bhārôt


Bhārôt Gônôrājyô

Dogri'''


Bhārat


Bhārat Ganarājya

Gujarati'''


Bhārat


Bhārtiya Gantāntrā

Hindi


Bhārat


Bhārat Gaṇarājya

Kannada'''


Bhārata


Bhārata Ganarājya

Kashmiri'''

or भारत
Bhārat

or भारत गणराज्य
Jumhūriyat Bhārat or Bhārat Ganarājya

Konkani'''


Bharot


Bhārat Ganarājya

Maithili'''


Bhārat


Bhārat Ganaraj

Malayalam'''


Bhāratam


Bhārata Gaarājyam

Meitei (Manipuri)


Bharôt


Bharôt Gônôrajyô

Marathi'''


Bhārat


Bhāratīya Prajāsattāka

Nepali'''


Bhārat


Gaṇatantra Bhārat

Oriya'''


Bhārôtô


Bhārôtô Gônôrājyô

Punjabi'''

or
Bhā̀rat

or
Bhā̀rat Gaṇtantar

Sanskrit'''


Bhāratam


Bhāratamahārājyam

Santali'''

ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
Siñat

ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱯᱱᱟᱹᱛ
Siñat Renāg Əpnǝt

Sindhi'''

or भारत
Bhārat


Jumhūrīyate Bhārat or ''Bhārat Gaṇatantr

Tamil'''


Indhiyā


Indhiyak kudiyarasu

Telugu'''


Bhārata Desamu


Bhārata Gaṇataṇtra Rājyamu

Urdu'''

or
Bhārat or Hindustan

or
Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat or Jumhūrīyat-e Hindustan

See also

  • Names of India
  • Bharat (disambiguation)