How was our country named India and Bharat? Explain.
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The name is derived from the ancient Hindu Puranas, which refer to the land that comprises India as Bhāratavarṣa (Sanskrit: भारतवर्ष, lit. 'country of Bharata') and uses this term to distinguish it from other varṣas or continents. ... Bharatavarsha (India) arose from Bharata and Sumati arose from Bharata
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- The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
- Several Puranas state that it is derived from the name of Bharata, the son of Rishabha. The name is derived from the ancient Hindu Puranas, which refer to the land that comprises India as Bhāratavarṣa (Sanskrit: भारतवर्ष, lit. 'country of Bharata') and uses this term to distinguish it from other varṣas or continents.
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