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Find the origin of the word India
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Rama Mitra 4 years, 5 months ago

The area in the east of the river Indus was called as Indos or Hindos by the Greeks and Iranians who came from North west about 2500 years ago. Thus, the name Of the land became India.. The word India comes from the word Indus. Which is Sindhu in Sanskrit..

Gaurav Seth 4 years, 5 months ago

India is known by many names; like Aryavarta, Jambudweep, Bharatvarsh, Bharat, Hindustan, India, etc. Out of them, India, Hindustan and Bharat are more frequently used.

India: The people from Iran and Greece came to the north west of India. Thus, they became familiar with the river Indus. They called it Indos or Hindos. The land to the east of this river came to be known as India.

Bharat: People who lived in the northwest were known as Bharatha. They are mentioned in the Rigveda. The name Bharat came because of the term ‘Bharatha’.

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