What or where exactly is Hindustan?

Question

I know it has something to do with india...but what is it, the language? the religion? forgive my ignorance, I dont know any indians, there are none in the area where I live

Answer 1

The term Hindustan (Hindi: हिन्दुस्तान [Hindustān], Urdu: ہندوستان‎ [Hindostān], [ɦɪn̪d̪ʊst̪aːn] from the (Persian) Hindu + -stān, often formerly rendered Hindoostan) and the adjective Hindustani may relate to various aspects of three geographical areas:

The modern Republic of India (which is identical to the Wikipedia page India).
Historically, the Indian subcontinent. The adjective Hindustani is a term applied to the syncretic Islamic and Hindu culture of South Asia. Hindustani is sometimes also used as a ethnic term applied to South Asia. (e.g., A West Indian man with roots in South Asia might describe his ethnicity by saying he is Hindustani.)
A region in northern India, between the Vindhya mountains and the Himalayas, where Hindi/Hindustani language is spoken.
Hindustan may also refer to a Hindi newspaper published from New Delhi and six other centres of northern India.

Answer 2

Hindustan is the one of the other name of India currently. It is mostly used in Hindi and widely accepted by the other regional languages of India. Previously Hindustan meant the undivided India i.e. India+Pakistan+Bangladesh, and also as Bharat. So Hindustan is situated in the world map where India is situated. Hindustan, Bharat, India are the synonyms recently.

Answer 3

hindustan is the country india, a word is still used in hindi (maybe all of the indian laguages but as far as i know just hindi), but hindustan was to be collectively india, pakistan and bangaldesh, who were all India until the spilt in the 40's.

Answer 4

That's just an old word for India, the region.