Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
- .ভারত is an internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) representing India, expressed in Bangla (Bengali) script.
- The label is pronounced "Bharat" and has the meaning "India".
- Registry operator: National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
- Technical details:
- ASCII-Compatible Encoding (ACE): xn--45brj9c
- Unicode code points: U+09AD U+09BE U+09B0 U+09A4
- Scripts/languages supported: Bangla (Bengali) and Manipuri (Bengali script).
History
- Implemented on February 5, 2011.
- Delegation and management information recorded by IANA; the domain is one of several top-level domains representing India in various languages.
- Managed by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
Usage and Audience
- Intended for entities, organizations and websites targeting Bengali- and Manipuri-speaking audiences in India.
- Useful for regional, cultural, linguistic, and government or community sites that prefer domain names in Bengali script.
Registration Rules
- .ভারত is an internationalized domain name (IDN) and follows IDNA encoding (ACE label: xn--45brj9c).
- Character rules and language-specific policies are defined by the registry; separate policy documents exist for Bengali and Manipuri IDNs published by the registry (Bengali and Manipuri IDN policy PDFs).
- For specific allowed characters, eligibility and procedural details, consult the registry's Bengali and Manipuri IDN policy documents.
Operator
National Internet Exchange of India
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: ভারত domain-ace: XN--45BRJ9C 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: 31141 13 2 5d729c75a258eff24add2c7032ac578b1908996891aab6baf04f05e50dbe896c whois: whois.nixiregistry.in status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://registry.in created: 2011-02-05 changed: 2025-07-17 source: IANA