Dashrajna War of the Rigveda

We often wonder about the origins of the word Bharat (भारत). The earliest traceable origin of the word goes back to Rigveda, to be more precise, to the epochal Dāśarājña war? In the war, a king named Sudās from the Bharata (भरत) clan emerged victorious. Dāśarājña war is the earliest recorded war in Indian history, and its memories are found in various mandalas of Rigveda.We bring you one of the very first public talks on the Dāśarājña war, which is delivered by Dr. Mugdha Gadgil