Bharata (representing either or , and occasionally rendered as ''Bharat'' or ''Bharatha'' in informal contexts) may refer to:
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Bhārata'', a name for India
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Bharata (tribe)
The Bharatas were an early Vedic that existed in the latter half of the second millennium B.C.E.
The earliest mentioned location of the Bharatas was on the Sarasvatī River. Led by the tribal king Divodāsa, the Bharatas moved through the H ...
, mentioned in the Rigveda
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Bharata (''Mahabharata''), a legendary emperor
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Bharata (''Ramayana''), a Hindu prince, step-brother of Rama
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Bharata (Jainism)
In Jainism, Bharata was the first ''chakravartin'' (lit. 'holder of a ''chakra, i.e., emperor) of the Avasarpini (present half-time cycle). He was the eldest son of Rishabhanatha, the first ''tirthankara''. The ancient name of India was nam ...
, a figure in Jain mythology
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Bharata (sage)
Bharata (Devanagari: भरत) was a '' muni'' (sage) of ancient India. He is traditionally attributed authorship of the influential performing arts treatise ''Natya Shastra'', which covers ancient Indian dance, poetics, dramaturgy, and music.
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, an ancient Indian sage who authored the ''Natya Shastra''
* ''Bhārata'', a term for descendants of any of the figures listed above
* ''Bharata'', a genus of leafhoppers in the tribe Cicadellini
See also
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Bharat (disambiguation)
Bharat, or Bharath, may refer to:
* Bharat (term), the name for India in various Indian languages
** India, a country
** Bharata Khanda, the Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent
** Bharatavarsha, another Sanskrit name for the Indian subcon ...
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Bharati (disambiguation)
Bharati or Bharathi may refer to:
Hinduism
* Bharati, an epithet of the Hindu goddess of knowledge and music Saraswati
* Bharati, consort of Hindu wind god, Vayu
Given name
* Bharathi (Tamil actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
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Bharti (disambiguation)
Bharti may refer to:
People Given name
* Bharti Singh (born 1984), Indian stand-up comedian and actress
* Sunil Bharti Mittal (born 1957), Indian businessman
Surname
* Divya Bharti (1974–1993), Indian actress
* Prabha Bharti (fl. 1960s-1990 ...
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Bhārata Mātā
Bharat Mata (, Mother India in Indian English, English) is a national personification of India (Names_for_India#Bharat, Bharat) as a mother goddess. Bharat Mata is commonly depicted dressed in a red or Saffron (color), saffron-coloured sari and ...
'', the national personification of India as a mother goddess
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Bharathan (disambiguation) Bharathan (1947–1998) was an Indian filmmaker, artist, and art director.
Bharathan may also refer to:
* Bharathan (Tamil director), Indian filmmaker and writer
* ''Bharathan'' (1992 film), Tamil film starring Vijayakanth and Bhanupriya
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Bharathar
Paravar (also known as Bharathar or Bharathakula Kshatriyar) is a predominantly Catholic Tamil maritime community, mainly living in the state of Tamil Nadu, and in Sri Lanka. Historically, they were inhabitants of the ''Neithal'' (coastal) lands ...
, a Tamil caste in Tamil Nadu, India
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Bharatha people
Bharatha People (, ) also known as Bharatakula and Paravar, is an ethnicity in the island of Sri Lanka. Earlier considered a caste of the Sri Lankan Tamils, they were classified as separate ethnic group in the 2001 census. They are descendant o ...
, Bharathar in Sri Lanka
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Mahābhārata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succe ...
'', a Sanskrit epic of ancient India
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''Baratha'' (moth), a synonym of genus ''Mocis''
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