Dear Renuka Prasad,

I have a genuine doubt : Why is Free India called "Swatantra Bharat" and not
"Mukta Bharat"? I have never heard the usage "Mukta Bharat". There could be
proper reasons for this choice (which I am not knowledgeable at present).

You have posted a list of meaning for mukta :
Loosened,let loose, unloosed, let loose, set free, quitted;
relaxed;-discharged, shed thrown, cast, shot;- abandoned, quitted, left, put
off, laid aside; (ended) given up;- released, liberated,emancipated, ( from
transmigration,personal existence, requiring freedom, etc ); to be
emancipated,  requiring freedom ( from worldly existence etc )
Loosened,let loose,set free,quitted; released,liberated,emancipated,
discharged as a weapon

You have also posted the meaning of Swatantra and Swaatantrya :
self dependence,self-reliant, independent,* free absolute*,
self-willed,unrestrained, unruly, libertine.. no longer subject to parents,
of  age. independence, etc.
the power of following one's own will, freedom of will, independence free
will..


Mukta has meanings like :Loosened, let loose, unloosed, let loose, set free,
quitted; relaxed;-discharged, shed thrown, cast, shot;- abandoned, quitted,
left, put off, laid aside, given up etc. which are not synonyms of freedom.
That is the reason why the usage of Mukta might confuse the reader. Take my
case: I am not a language expert. I have heard mukta in relation with the
'atma concept - that is freedom from wordly existence'. But Swatantra will
never confuse me. This is my personal opinion, may be wrong, result of my
ignorance for I am not a language expert.

I guess, both these words are of Sanskrit origin. IMHO, the correct approach
is to take the advice of a language expert on which word is *"more apt"*. I
emphasised on *"more apt"* because it might exactly be the reason for using
"Swatantra Bharat" instead of "Mukta Bharat". Please consider it.

Thanks,
Roopesh
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