2006-10-17 07:29:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
A Hindu is a name coined to represent the people around the great Sind river province. In British India, any one other than the muslims and christians were termed as Hindu. In modern times, meaning of Hindu has changed - as sikhs, jains, buddhists in india don't call themselves as Hindus.
So now Hindu is one who has faith in Vedas, the deities glorified by the vedas, puranas and even provincial gods and goddesses (may not be found in vedas though). By belief, a hindu thinks the gods in other religion, even Jesus, Prophet Mohammad are one and the same and mere different type of manifestations.
An Indian by definition back in 1947 would have meant people living in Dakha, karachi, delhi, chennai anywhere. But now, it means the people who are citizens of the India (Bharat) alone.
2006-10-19 08:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by Srikanth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
India is a beautiful example of UNITY in diversity. However, Hindus migrated from Hindukush Mountains and settled in India. Indians are all the residents of India including Hindus.
2006-10-17 21:58:41 · answer #2 · answered by yash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You see, India was called India by the Britishers. It was actually Hindustan or Bharat. The word Hindu is derived from the river Sindhu or Indus. The people living by this river were called as Hindus. But now, Hindus are the people who follow Hinduism. Its long past meaning is lost now.
2006-10-18 13:14:23 · answer #3 · answered by mspentinum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many times Hindu is a Religeon or the cultrue that sourounds that faith. Indian is absolutely everyone fromthe sub-continent and used to contain Pakistanis and Bangladeshi. a while Indian anybody is referred to as HIndi or the Hindi. HIndu may be used for the nationwide beginning even though it quite is maximum clean if left as describing between the numerous faiths of India.
2016-11-23 16:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who have faith in Hinduism are called as "Hindus". Those who are born in India and holds Indian citizenship are called Indians irrespective of Hindus, Muslims, Christians and par sis.
2006-10-18 02:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism is a religion. India is a country and the majority of the people in India r Hindus.
2006-10-19 14:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by muskaan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
INDIANS IN GENERAL& HINDUS in particular
beause unlike in other countries india is a multi religions' country
advocating universality in thought and spirit
2006-10-18 13:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by R Purushotham Rao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indian is a nationality. Hindu is a religion.
And not all Indians follow Hinduism. That's like saying all British people are Protestant.
2006-10-17 08:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All Hindus are Indians, but all Indians are not Hindus.
2006-10-17 21:30:57 · answer #9 · answered by udayy2 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hindu refers to people who practice the Hindi religion, most, but not all, live in India, the country.
Indians are mainly people from India the country, regardless of religious affiliation.
2006-10-17 08:38:31 · answer #10 · answered by Ivy G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋