ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -British Raj, British colonial rule in India, 1858 to 1947.

Detailed explanation-2: -British period is called colonial because it conquered India and established its rule over the entire country and in the process subjugated the local nawabs and rajas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hindustan, the subcontinent As the modern concept of nationalism took root during the British Raj, the name Hindustan started being used as a pars pro toto for the Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The name “India” is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus River) and has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). The term appeared in Old English as early the 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century.