Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
- .ഭാരതം is an internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) representing India in the Malayalam script.
- The string “ഭാരതം” is pronounced “Bharat” and has a meaning equivalent to “India.”
- IDNA/Punycode representation: xn--rvc1e0am3e.
- Unicode code points: U+0D2D U+0D3E U+0D30 U+0D24 U+0D02.
- Registry operator: National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
- Registry website: https://www.registry.in
History
- .ഭാരതം is one of several IDN ccTLDs delegated to represent India in various native scripts.
- The TLD was implemented on April 18, 2016 and is managed by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: Malayalam-speaking users, organizations, and communities seeking domain names in the Malayalam script.
- General use: regional and language-specific presence for entities associated with India using the Malayalam language.
Registration Rules
- IDN: Yes — the TLD uses Malayalam script.
- For Malayalam-specific policy details (allowed characters, registration rules and restrictions), refer to the registry's Malayalam language policy document: https://registry.in/system/files/INTERNATIONALIZED%20DOMAIN%20NAMES-MALAYALAM.pdf
- The TLD follows IDNA specifications; its ASCII-compatible encoding is xn--rvc1e0am3e.
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: ഭാരതം domain-ace: XN--RVC1E0AM3E 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: 42550 13 2 60246b2ed0a73e4ac90007c1c4f9f066085ef2e8ddb8fc3b9b67900a57a6807e whois: whois.nixiregistry.in status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://registry.in created: 2016-04-18 changed: 2025-07-17 source: IANA