Ancient name of India
1)The ancient name of India was Aja Nabha Varsha. ( Aja means Brahma. Nabha means navel or central portion.Varsha means nation/country.) 2)Bharata (Bha means light and knowledge. Rata means devoted to light as against darkness.) The whole country was highly enlightened spiritually. According to another source, the name Bharat for India is derived from king Bharat, the son of Shakuntala, wife of king Dushyanta. 3)People who lived on the bank of river Indus were called originally as Indu and later as Hindu and the land came to be called as Hindusthan. 4)The name India was given by the British. 5)Aryavarta is another name which refers to India. The Aryans who entered the country, ruled it, and settled here.Aryan means good and noble. The natives who were non-Aryans were called as Dasyus. 6)Jambu Dweepa ( the shape of India resembles jam...