Why was India known as Bharat ? How did it come to be known as Hindustan? How did Babur describe Hindustan.
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The name bharat is derived from the name of Bharata, the son of Dushyanta, a legendary ruler mentioned in the Mahabharata. Babur used the term hindustan to describe the geography, fauna and culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.
Hindustan. The Persian 'Hindustan', and the Latin 'India', are both derived from the old-Persian term 'Hindu'. Hindu is Persian for Sindhu, the name for the Indus River in ancient Sanskrit. Thus, 'Hindustan' is 'the land beyond the Indus
Babur gave a description of India as well in his biography. ... He wrote- “Once you cross the river Indus the country, the trees, the stones, the people and their customs are all Indian.” His first contact with India and Indians affected him adversely. He wrote- “Hindustan is a country of a few charms.