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Eternal India

NATIONAL SYMBOLS

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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.

H I N D U

Persianised form of Sindhu

S I N DHU

Meaning collection of water.

The Indus was so called by

Aryan worshippers of nature.

Holy Land of India.

Land of virtue

J AMB U D V I P A

One of the seven is-

lands or continents of

which the world is

made up.

H I N D U S T A N

Hindu

and

Sindhu

coupled to form ‘Hin-

dustan’ or the country

of the Hindus.

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.