Sanyal, who has authored several books on Indian history besides six editions of the Economic Survey of India, cited a plethora of ancient texts and historical accounts to effectively demolish what he termed was the "colonial denial of Indian civilisational identity".
"They (the opposition) are making a hue and cry that our country is being called Bharat. But the 'Bharat' name was not created by Narendra Modi...Bharat Varsh was created by Lord Krishna," the Jharkhand Governor said speaking to reporters.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday expressed grief over the demise of notable historian, author and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare who was popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare.