India is the name given to the vast peninsula which the continent of Asia throws out to the south of the magnificent mountain ranges that stretch in a sword like curve across the southern border of Tibet. Shaped like an irregular quadrilateral, this large expanse of territory we call India, deserves the name of a subcontinent. Ancient Geographers referred to India as being "constituted with a four-fold conformation" (chatuh samasthana samsthitam), "on its South and West and East is the Great Ocean, the Himavat range stretches along its north like the string of a bow".
The name Himavat in the above passage refers not only to the snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas but also to their less elevated offshoots - the Patkai, Lushai and Chittagong Hills in the east, and the Sulaiman and Kirthar ranges in the west. These go down to the Sea and separate India from the wooded valley of Irrawady, on the one hand, and the hilly tableland of Iran, on the other. The Himalayas standing tall in breathtaking splendour are radiant in myth and mystery. These, the youngest and tallest mountain ranges, feed the Ganga with never-ending streams of snow. The Himalayas are home to the people of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
Indians love these peaks because they are a part of every Indian's life. Indians revere the mountains, as they would, the father. Even today, when urban India is racing against time, in the caves of the snow-clad peaks, live hermits - seeking the divine. Not a surprise when you consider that even this century has seen some great philosophers like Ramana Maharishi, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramhansa and J. Krishnamurti.
How India differ from others:
America is called America in English
China is called China in English
Japan is called Japan in English
Brazil is called Brazil in English
Australia is called Australia in English
Even, Pakistan is called Pakistan in English
Then why is Bharath (Name of India in Hindi Language) called India in English?
Because, according to Oxford dictionary,
I – Independent
N- Nation
D- Declared
I – In
A- August
FEELING PROUD FOR BEING AN INDIAN.
India has many name due to its long and prosperous history.
Bharat:- Name is derived from the ancient Indian texts upon legendary Hindu king Bharata. and official sanskrit name.
Hindustan:- Means Land between Himayalaya ‘HI’ and sindu river ‘indu’ given by Persian
India:- Denotes region beyond Indus river given by western countries
Aryavarta:-Name for india in classical Sanskrit Literature. Land of the Aryas (nobel men).
Jambudvip: Used in ancient scriptures for the name of India before Bharata became the official name scriptures began using.
Tianzhu:-Chinese name for ancient India, translates roughly to “heaven center”
Tenjiku:- Japanese name for pre-morden era .Tian, means “heaven”, while, jiku, means: “the center of”.
There are many countries who also have english as well as their native name:
Some of the prominent are:
- Japan: Nihon and Nippon
- North Korea: Choson
- South Korea: Hanguk
- Cambodia: kampuchia
- China : Zhongguo
- Eygpt : Misr
7 Austria : Oesterreich - Germany : Deutschland
- Greece: Hellas
10 Hungari: Magyarorszag - Poland: Polska
- Spain: Espana
- Switzerland: Schweiz