Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
- .ભારત is an internationalized country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for India expressed in Gujarati script.
- The label ભારત is pronounced Bharat and corresponds to the name "India".
- ASCII-compatible encoding (Punycode): xn--gecrj9c
- Unicode code points: U+0AAD U+0ABE U+0AB0 U+0AA4
History
- Implemented on February 5, 2011.
- The registry/operator is the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
- .ભારત is one of several IDN ccTLDs delegated to represent India in native scripts.
Usage and Audience
- Intended for Gujarati-language users, organizations, businesses, and communities seeking domain names in Gujarati script.
- Used to provide localized web presence and domain names that display in the Gujarati writing system.
Registration Rules
- IDN: Yes.
- Script: Gujarati.
- ACE (Punycode) representation: xn--gecrj9c.
- For Gujarati-language character policies and detailed rules, refer to the Gujarati IDN policy published by the .IN registry (registry.in).
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: ભારત domain-ace: XN--GECRJ9C 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: 50254 13 2 131a10a5763dd43bd20565bae996b05198bb9cfcfc3e7f9b04ebd641b960710b whois: whois.nixiregistry.in status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://registry.in created: 2011-02-05 changed: 2025-07-17 source: IANA