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HOW A FOREIGN WORD – ‘HINDU’ – IS NOW A SIGNIFIER FOR AN ‘INDIAN RELIGION’ BY CHANDRA B VARMA

The traditional descriptions of Bhārata in the ancient literatures. (1) DEFINITIONS OF ‘BHĀRATA’ IN ANCIENT LITERATURES The term ‘Bhāratam janam’ (भारतम्-जनम्’, ऋग्वेद 3.53.12) probably occurs for the first time in the fifteenth century BCE text of the Ṛg Veda as a reference to the ‘Indian national’; much before the birth of Emperor Bharata (son of King Duśyanta and Śakuntalā) mentioned […]

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