2007-01-11 22:47:00 · 5 answers · asked by dharshini 4 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
why india is called hindustan?
The primary and the most popular usage of the term Hindustan in both Hindi as well as its variant Urdu refers to the modern Republic of India. This usage is hotly debated in modern India by some people, especially by the followers of non-Hindu religions (who see the term Hindustan as meaning the land of the Hindu religious community) and by the speakers of non-Hindi/Urdu languages (who see the term as meaning the land of the Hindi-speaking community). Both these views are incorrect because the geographic sense of the term had appeared long ago and the linguistic and religious senses are comparatively newer. Hindi language (officially) also recognizes another name of India, which is Bhārat (Hindi: भारत). However, Hindi exhibits a significant degree of diglossia—wherein there is a formal and High-Standard variety of the language (called Shuddha Hindi, used in formal writing, announcements, and public speaking), and a colloquial, informal variety (which could be called Hindustani language, used in daily, informal speech and in entertainment, cinema, etc.). Contrary to the perception of Hindustan being the land of the Hindu religious community, it is the Indian Muslims who (in Urdu) call India as Hindustan, and almost never as Bhārat (which has a Sanskrit origin). But many non-Hindi speakers in India still prefer to call India as Bhārat, and not as Hindustan.-
2007-01-12 01:47:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of Hindustan is "the land of the Indus".
2014-01-30 00:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name 'hindustan' is hindu+stan. Since all ppl in India were called hindus at pre-islamic period, the ppl in persia,arabia and central asia called it land of the hindus...which in persian translates as 'hindustan'....'stan' is a persian word meaning land.
Like armenia is called 'hayastan' in local language meaning 'land of Hayk(Son of Noah)'....hindustan follows the same method of naming.
2007-01-12 00:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Pantokrator 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the iranians and the greeks who came through the northwest and were familiar with the indus,called it the indos or hindos,later it become hindustan
2015-07-25 05:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by MIM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because majority are hindus....
2007-01-11 22:54:28 · answer #5 · answered by ainindra2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋