GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The people of India were referred to as Hinduvān (Hindus) and hindavī was used as the adjective for Indian in the 8th century text Chachnama. The term ‘Hindu’ in these ancient records is an ethno-geographical term and did not refer to a religion. The Arabic equivalent Al-Hind likewise referred to the country of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word Hindu or Indu was used by Greeks to denote the country and people living beyond the Indus river. Megasthenes’ ‘Indica’ epitomizes the name for India and Indians around the 4th Century B.C.E. This word was misunderstood to be coined by Zoroastrian Persians, by medieval and some modern Indian Historians.
Detailed explanation-3: -The country India is denoted by the name “Hoddu” in the Bible in the language of Hebrew. This name is represented in the Bible in the Book of Esther. The Book of Esther belongs to the Old testament group. The term or name “Hoddu” was created from the greatest river name “Sindhu” which is a Sanskrit name.