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The name Jambudīpasi for "India" (Brahmi script) in the Sahasram Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka, circa 250 BCE. [39] Jambudvīpa (Sanskrit: जम्बुद्वीप, romanized: Jambu-dvīpa, lit. 'berry island') was used in ancient scriptures as a name of India before the term Bhārat became widespread.
The states of Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Punjab are exceptions where Sanskrit words are not used in the state name. Mizoram was named after the Mizo tribal dialect and refers to their land. [17] Nagaland (18) Nagaland : Land of Nagas: Naga is an exonym used to describe several tribes in the region.
The renaming of states and territories in India has also taken place, but until the 2010s with actual substantial name changes in both local language and in English such as the old British state name of Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (1956).
The Kuru Kingdom (c. 1200–450 BCE) was the first state-level society of the Vedic period, corresponding to the beginning of the Iron Age in north-western India, around 1200–800 BCE, [70] as well as with the composition of the Atharvaveda. [71]
Three years later, Hyderabad State was annexed and combined with Andhra State and it was renamed Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956) Madras State to Tamil Nadu (change effective from 14 January 1969) Mysore State to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973)
After 1818, the state was placed under the authority of British India's Rajputana Agency. The Ranas ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. [105] [106] Very little is known of the early history of the state. According to tradition a predecessor state was established as ...
In a 1973 interview, Mountbatten admitted he did not get along well with Jinnah and even called Jinnah a "bastard" during the interview. [33] Jinnah strongly opposed the use of the name India by Hindustan because the name India, which had a long history, could cause confusion and mislead about history.
They insisted that the new Dominion of India should be called 'India', not 'Hindustan'. [50] Probably for the same reason, the name 'Hindustan' did not receive official sanction of the Constituent Assembly of India, whereas 'Bharat' was adopted as an official name. [51] It was recognised however that 'Hindustan' would continue to be used ...