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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    .ಭಾರತ is an internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) representing India in the Kannada script. The label is pronounced Bharatam and has the meaning equivalent to India.

    • Registry: National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
    • Implemented: April 18, 2016
    • IDNA (ACE) form: xn--2scrj9c
    • Unicode code points: U+0CAD U+0CBE U+0CB0 U+0CA4
    • Script / language: Kannada

    History

    • NIXI has managed the .in ccTLD since 2005; redelegation of .in to NIXI was completed in 2009.
    • In 2011, seven IDN ccTLDs representing India were delegated to NIXI.
    • July 31, 2015: applications were submitted to ICANN's IDN Fast Track process to have eight additional strings recognized as IDN ccTLDs for India.
    • January 8, 2016: the IDN Fast Track DNS Stability Panel reviewed the string 'ಭಾರತ' (among others) and found it presented an acceptably low risk to DNS stability and user confusion.
    • April 13, 2016: the 'ಭಾರತ' string successfully passed the Fast Track string evaluation.
    • May–August 2016: additional reviews and Fast Track evaluations cleared related Indian-script strings; several passed on August 15, 2016.
    • May 11, 2017: NIXI commenced the request for delegation of the eight approved strings as top-level domains representing India; delegation was granted.

    Usage and Audience

    • The TLD is intended to represent India in Kannada and to serve Kannada-language users and communities seeking domain names in Kannada script.

    Registration Rules

    • Managed by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
    • IDN: Yes — the TLD is an internationalized domain name using Kannada script.
    • For Kannada-specific character policies and registration rules, see: https://registry.in/system/files/INTERNATIONALIZED%20DOMAIN%20NAMES-KANNADA.pdf

    Operator

    National Internet eXchange of India

    Whois

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domain:       ಭಾರತ
domain-ace:   XN--2SCRJ9C

organisation: National Internet eXchange of India
address:      6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road
address:      New Delhi 110 001
address:      India

contact:      administrative
name:         Rajiv Kumar
organisation: National Internet eXchange of India
address:      6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road
address:      New Delhi 110 001
address:      India
phone:        +91 11 4820 2011
fax-no:       +91 11 4820 2013
e-mail:       registry@nixi.in

contact:      technical
name:         Rajiv Kumar
organisation: National Internet eXchange of India
address:      6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road
address:      New Delhi 110 001
address:      India
phone:        +91 11 4820 2011
fax-no:       +91 11 4820 2013
e-mail:       rajiv@nixi.in

nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1
nserver:      NS10.TRS-DNS.INFO 2620:171:812:1534:8:0:0:1 64.78.204.1
nserver:      NS10.TRS-DNS.ORG 2620:171:813:1534:8:0:0:1 64.78.205.1
ds-rdata:     14201 13 2 f168c458aa9d214a129146d0fadbeb81273972061a2ab09f04e65f1b8375b922

whois:        whois.nixiregistry.in

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://registry.in

created:      2016-04-18
changed:      2025-07-17
source:       IANA

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