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Through the Eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryThrough the Eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society3 Marks
Question
How has the term 'Hindi' derived? Does its expression indicate religious identity of the people?
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Answer

  1. The term 'Hindu' was derived from an old Persian word.
  2. The Arabs used Persian language, called that region 'al-Hind' and its people 'Hindi' and Turks referred to the people east of the Indus as “Hindu". No indications was indicated to the religious identity of the people which was much later that the term developed religious connotations.

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