Question

How did India get its name as INDIA??

Answer 1

Actually the name 'India' is originated from the name of the river 'Indus'...
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Answer 2

INDIA,the name of our country was given by the British government, when they left India free.
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I - Independent
N - Nation
D - Declared
I - In
A - August
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When India got independent on 15th August, then the British gave it this name. Our country had the actual name- Bharat (ancient name taken from Indian mythology). Poor thing is that we don't use this ancient name instead we use the name given by Britishers.
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