Opinion: INDIA, The Death Of UPA, And A 2018 Reminder
NDTV
It wasn't too long ago that the Left-leaning intellectuals and some 'centrist' leaders like Rahul Gandhi talked about "two India" -- an 'India' shining for a select few and the 'Bharat' of the masses, afflicted by poverty and backwardness. When that "two India" theory drew criticism, it was buried.
The Sangh Parivar and its sympathisers loved to call our nation Bharat, while others preferred India.
It was significant that Rahul Gandhi named his recent countrywide campaign as the Bharat Jodo Yatra. It, therefore, sounded a bit ironic when the Congress-hosted 26-party conclave in Bengaluru named the alliance INDIA. The logic offered by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was that "India" resonated in all parts of the country. That was the origin of INDIA as an acronym for 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance'.
