The name India is derived from Indus,
which is derived from the Old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit Sindhu, the
historic local appellation for the Indus River. The ancient Greeks referred to the
Indians as Indoi, the people of the Indus. The Constitution of India and common usage in various Indian languages
also recognise Bharat as an official
name of equal status. The name Bharat is derived from the name of the
legendary king Bharata in Hindu scriptures. Hindustan, originally a Persian
word for “Land of the Hindus” referring to northern
India and Pakistan before 1947, is also occasionally used as a
synonym for all of India.
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