Comment on Why My Father Hated IndiaparentComments−w1ntermute15yYeah, only the English language name uses "India". All the Indian language names are something like "भारत गणराज्य"/"Bhārat Gaṇarājya" (Hindi).> The name India has it's roots in Latin and not in SanskritActually, the Latinate name originates from the Sanskrit name "Sindhu" for the Indus river, as it says in the Wikipedia article you linked.−kubrickslair15yBut for all practical purposes, most of North and Middle India do not use Bharat, but Hindustan- which was also derived from river Indus.−deepGem15yAah..didn't notice that. Thanks.
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Yeah, only the English language name uses "India". All the Indian language names are something like "भारत गणराज्य"/"Bhārat Gaṇarājya" (Hindi).
> The name India has it's roots in Latin and not in Sanskrit
Actually, the Latinate name originates from the Sanskrit name "Sindhu" for the Indus river, as it says in the Wikipedia article you linked.
But for all practical purposes, most of North and Middle India do not use Bharat, but Hindustan- which was also derived from river Indus.
Aah..didn't notice that. Thanks.