WHY 'INDIA' IS CALLED INDIA?
So, many of you thought that how this vast country got the name - INDIA. It also had many other names in past, we will discuss about them all. OTHER NAMES - India has been one of the important land in the history. It has diversified cultures, religions, languages and practice. It had many other names in past like - a. BHARATA - also called Bharat-varsha , originate from the name Bharat - the son of Dushyant, who is the forefather of the Pandavas and kauravas , which are mentioned in the epic 'Mahabharat'. b. JAMBUDWEEP - this name is used in ancient literature, scriptures and still used ocasionally in southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Bali, Thailand, etc. c. ARYAVARTA - means the land of Aryans, so referring to Indo-Aryan tribe. d. TENJIKU - this name of INDIA is known by very few people. It is a word of Chinese origin. Which means the land of five geographical regions -these are Northern, Southern, Western, eastern and Central...