India, That Is Bharat
Chapter 5 of the Class 6 NCERT social science textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, opens with the Constitution's words, India, that is Bharat. Learners explore how this ancient land gained its many names, from Sindhu and Hindu to Hindustan, and how rivers, mountains and seas shaped its boundaries. The chapter presents unity in diversity as Bharat's defining spirit, showing how one civilisation holds together countless languages, faiths, foods and festivals across the subcontinent.
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