Thursday, July 22, 2010

How/who/when named India as India, we had hindi & sanskrit languages here the how India word came in who named?

The earliest known cultures that define the roots of India grew up along the Sindh river basin in western Punjab (northwest India), starting around 4,000 BC. This "Sindhi" culture eventually became corrupted to "Hind" (hence the occupants of India and observers of its religion called Hindus), then anglicized during the British occupation to "India". In fact, India locally is still referred to in literature as "Hind" or "Hindustan".

How/who/when named India as India, we had hindi %26amp; sanskrit languages here the how India word came in who named?
The name India is derived from Indus, which is derived from the Old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the Indus River.
Reply:In olden days civilizations formed around and along the river as it was the main source for water, both for agriculture and other activities. One such civilization is Sindus Valley Civilization. People of this civilised society were called "Sinds", which got corrupted to Indus and the nation came to be known/called as "India".


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