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Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are domain names represented in local language characters. Such domain names could contain letters or characters from non-ASCII scripts. In India, the INRegistry is also responsible for registering IDN in Indian Languages.

Why IDN?

• A very small proportion of the Indian population is English literate.
• IDN will be an enabler to increase the penetration of the Internet through the use of local languages and help penetrate local content.

International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has delegated IDN in seven Indian Languages to NIXI.

Internationalized Domain Name (IDN)	Language
.भारत	.Bharat in Devanagari
.ভারত	.Bharat in Bangla
.భారత్	.Bharat in Telugu
.ભારત	.Bharat in Gujarati
. بھارت	.Bharat in Urdu
.இந்தியா	.Bharat in Tamil
.ਭਾਰਤ	.Bharat in Gurumukhi (Punjabi)

This phase of .भारत IDN registrations launch will be for the Devanagari Script.

• All the registrants of .भारत IDNs will be bound by the IDN Terms and Conditions For Registrants (PDF Format), which may be amended by .IN Registry from time to time. All the registrars shall be required to include the “IDN Terms and Conditions for Registrants” into their registration agreement with their registrants.

• You should also check the .भारत Registrant IDN FAQs for more information.

.भारत IDN registrations will be beginning on 21th August 2014,