India has many names but why did they choose India
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The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word Hindu. The latter term stems from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which was the historical local appellation for the Indus River. The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi (Ἰνδοί), which translates as "The people of the Indus".
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Before independence the entire subcontinent was called India. ... When Pakistan became a reality in 1947, Nehru, Patel and the Congress opted to retain the name "India" for the Indian Union rather than Hindustan. Thus Pakistan would not be "Muslim India" but rather a Muslim state seceding from India!
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