Eternal India Encyclopedia

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NATIONAL SYMBOLS

NAME - ORIGIN

THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule. The territory of India shall comprise -- the territories of the States; the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and such other territories as may be acquired.”

India - From the Greek Indus, denoting the country on the banks of the Indus.

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H I N D U Persianised form of Sindhu

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S I N DHU Meaning collection of water. The Indus was so called by Aryan worshippers of nature.

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Holy Land of India. Land of virtue

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J AMB U D V I P A One of the seven is- lands or continents of which the world is made up.

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H I N D U S T A N

Hindu Sindhu coupled to form ‘Hin- dustan’ or the country of the Hindus. and

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B H A A R A T A V A R S H A The land of the sons of Bharata, a legendary king.

A A R Y A V A R T H A The land of the Aryans.