Question

why INDIA is known as HINDUSTAN?

Answer 1

Hindustan means the land of the Indus river, the stretches from the Indus river valley and Himalayas up to the Indu Ocean (Anglicized: Indian Ocean). The people were called Indu/Hindu. The religion adopted the name since it originated among those groups. India,Hindustan and Hindu originate from the same word- Indus.

Answer 2

Answer:

India was also known as Hindustan. The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit word sindhu which referred to the Indus River and the region around it.

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