india name should change to hindustan?? plz tell your opinion
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Indus/India/Hindu/Hindi/Sindh/Sindhi all come from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, around which India's core civilization was formed. The emperor Bharata came from the Puru tribe living around this river. So, why would anyone think India as a foreign name? It is perfectly fine to call the land of Sindhu as Indhu or India.
The name for insiders is already Bharat. Now, should we change to Bharat for outsiders too? Why? Did the Germans change their official English name to Deutschland? Did the Spaniards change their official English name to España? No. World still uses the names Germany, Japan and Spain, although the locals use Deutschland, Nippon and España. There is no insult in getting called by a name world is already comfortable with.
There are also a few important issues. Think of what comes to mind, when you think of Iran or Iraq. Most people in the world think of violence, wars, terrorists, bombs etc. External invasions are justified as people reflexively assume those regions to be backward due to the negative connotations. However, what do you imagine when you hear of Persia, or Babylon? People start to imagine all the sophisticated culture with expensive arts and ancient civilizations. Do they think Persia or Babylon are backward? Not so much.
india ka naam pehle se hindustan hai
it is a place which is located near Indus hence hindustan
also majority is of hindus around 80%