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    Overview

    • .भारत is an internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) representing India.
    • The string "भारत" is written in Devanagari script, pronounced "Bharat", and means "India".
    • It is managed by the National Internet Exchange of India and is intended for use in Devanagari-based languages.

    History

    • Delegation/implementation date: February 5, 2011 (implemented).
    • The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) operates and manages the domain.
    • Delegation process highlights:
      • Applications for seven India-representative IDN strings across scripts were made in May 2010 via the IDN Fast Track process.
      • On September 1, 2010, the IDN Fast Track DNS Stability Panel reviewed the applications and found an acceptable level of risk for delegation.
      • On September 30, 2010, NIXI submitted requests to ICANN for delegation of the various strings; delegation was subsequently granted.

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audience:
      • Native speakers and organizations using Devanagari-based languages in India.
      • Entities wishing to present web identities in the Devanagari script to Hindi and related language communities.
    • Languages explicitly supported for the string include:
      • Hindi
      • Bodo (Boro)
      • Dogri
      • Konkani
      • Maithili
      • Marathi
      • Nepali
      • Sindhi (Devanagari)

    Registration Rules

    • TLD type: ccTLD, Internationalized Domain Name (IDN).
    • Script: Devanagari. The string "भारत" is expressed in Devanagari script.
    • ASCII-Compatible Encoding (ACE / Punycode): xn--h2brj9c.
    • Unicode code points for "भारत": U+092D U+093E U+0930 U+0924.
    • The source lists supported languages and the script; no additional registration eligibility, restriction, or period details are provided in the provided material.

    Operator

    National Internet Exchange of India

    Whois

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domain:       भारत
domain-ace:   XN--H2BRJ9C

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:     19963 13 2 805c0f77b41d0d80cd8346be7d3341442fd531654ea88c7001bc4d86a8098347

whois:        whois.nixiregistry.in

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

created:      2011-02-05
changed:      2025-07-17
source:       IANA

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