ludhianvi Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Why is India called India? Did the name get distorted/lost over time? Is it Hindustan ~Industan ~Indua~India Or even from Hind, Indus, Sindh :hmmm: edit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinx - the Jinx Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 i think the name came from the indus river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Why is India called India? Did the name get distorted/lost over time? Is it Hindustan ~Industan ~Indua~India Or even from Hind, Indus, Sindh :hmmm: edit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_India :omg::omg::omg::omg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Comes from the Indus river (taught in school, I remember). It's what the Europeans called us when they were frantically looking for waterway into India. But our real and original name is Bharat. Comes from the name of King Bharat who rules most of India at one time. But the Sanskrit word Bharat actually means the Universe (AFAIK). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Merlyn Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 India comes from the word Indica,Indica was derived from Indus....Indica was an account of his days in India written by greek traveller megasthenes in 250 BC....... Herodotus though is credited by many to 1st used the word INdia in 4th century BC...... India is also said to be derived from latin word Lindia(meaning beyond Indus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 India comes from the word Indica,Indica was derived from Indus....Indica was an account of his days in India written by greek traveller megasthenes in 250 BC....... Herodotus though is credited by many to 1st used the word INdia in 4th century BC...... India is also said to be derived from latin word Lindia(meaning beyond Indus) :dito: great explanation I know about it where did the word Bharat come from :hmmm: EDIT: got the origin of word Bharat from the wiki link ludh provided above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusarrived Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 means beyond indus (river) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX_1138 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 because: "frack what an awesome nation! the land of intellectuals and chicks with awesome behinds"... is too long and too tedious to say every time we make a reference to the nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 ^:cantstop:..very good : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak_Fan_4_Eva Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 So you owe your name to one of our rivers lol :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabira Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 ^you owe your existence to us :winky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 So you owe your name to one of our rivers lol :cantstop: HAH :hysterical: It originates in Tibet and flows through India and then into Pak. No wonder u guys whine when a dam is built, ur economy would be wiped out if India diverted its flow :finger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 :dito: great explanation I know about it where did the word Bharat come from :hmmm: EDIT: got the origin of word Bharat from the wiki link ludh provided above From Manoj Kumar movies. You didn't know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 ^you owe your existence to us :winky: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 because: "frack what an awesome nation! the land of intellectuals and chicks with awesome behinds"... is too long and too tedious to say every time we make a reference to the nation. chicks with awesome behinds are the latinas .. you can say Brazil, Mexico etc. not India :headshake: Buri Nazar Wale Tera Mooh Kala :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinx - the Jinx Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Isnt Bharath, cos of Ram's brother Bharath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Feck :omg: I was wondering the same a ferw days back but was in a flight so couldnt post. ludh bava copycat :finger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 So you owe your name to one of our rivers lol :cantstop: ^you owe your existence to us :winky: :haha::haha::haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macj Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Its named after the Sindhu river which in Avestan/Persian drops the 's' and sounds like Indhu. The East India Company took that name when they consolidated their hold on the entire region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Isnt Bharath' date=' cos of Ram's brother Bharath?[/quote'] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharata_%28emperor%29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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