Origin of Word Hindu

Origin of Word Hindu

Ancient Persians named composite India where river Sindhu flows as Hindu nation and  it’s people as  Hindus (because they use  vowel ‘Ha’ instead of ‘Sa’) and  the nomenclature ‘India’ is the derivation from Indus, the other name by which river Sindhu was known to the Westerners. Puraanas refer to this country as Bharatha Khanda, Bharathavarsha […]