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The term Hindustani is an informal endonym for Indian people largely used in the Indo-Aryan languages ever since the Persianate rule over the Subcontinent but it has also been used to particularly call the people of the central Indo-Gangetic plain (Haryana, Delhi and west and central UP) because much of the Persianate culture and people were cen...
Hindustan, historically, the northern Indian subcontinent—in contrast to the Deccan, the southern portion of the Indian subcontinent. This area can be defined more particularly as the basin of the five Punjab rivers and the upper Indo-Gangetic Plain.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 23, 2024 · The term ‘Hindustan’ was actually coined by the Persians and its literal meaning is ‘land of the Hindus’. Although India is a secular country, the name Hindustan is deeply rooted in history and is widely used to refer to the region beyond the Indus river.
- Elias Flores
The geographic region containing the Indian subcontinent. The Republic of India has two principal official short names, each of which is historically significant: India and Bharat. A third name, Hindustan, is also used commonly when Indians speak among themselves.
noun. the land of the Hindus, esp India north of the Deccan and excluding Bengal. the general area around the Ganges where Hindi is the predominant language. the areas of India where Hinduism predominates, as contrasted with those areas where Islam predominates.
Jun 24, 2024 · Q4: What is the meaning of Hindustan? A4: Hindustan means “the land of the Hindus” and refers to India north of the Deccan, excluding Bengal. It can also refer to the general area around the Ganges, where Hindi is the predominant language.
The Hindustan evoked in the titles of kings or in histories and treatises was a geographic, social, and cultural construct. That Hindustan created a public, an affect, a desire, a set of characteristics—in territory and in the individual self.
