Question

how did India get its present name
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Answer 1

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The name India is derived from the river Indus. The original name of the river came from the fact that in the north-west of the subcontinent, there are seven main tributaries of the one river. The local inhabitants therefore called it Sapta-Sindhu, meaning the seven rivers

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Answer 2

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India derived its name from the river Indus as mentioned in the Greek sources.

Explanation:

The first river that supported a civilisation in India was the River Indus. Thus, this river plays a very significant role in our history. The earliest Greek travellers and historians derived our country's name from the River Indus.