What is the meaning of the word Hindu?
(IN HINDI- Origin of the term Hindu watch from 5min
15sec to 9min)
Apologies for the video in Hindi. The speaker is a
Brahmin scholar. I am deliberately avoiding referring to him as a Hindu. Reason
for the video: It has some good references
The term Hindu, short for Hindustani was
first used by the Persians. To the Persians and the Arabs, the word Hindu meant
all the derogatory words you can think of.. Black, Thief, Kaffir, Slave.
A Hindu was a geographical, not religious, identity until
the disintegration of Hindustan into Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepali. The
Hindus, of what was then Hindustan, are now called Pakistanis, Indian, Nepalis,
Bangladeshis etc just as the Soviets of the then Soviet Union are now called
Ukrainians, Russian etc. There are no more Soviets & Hindus because there
is no more a Soviet Union or Hindustan.
In the next clip the Indian Prime minister, Narendra Modi
vehemently defends his view that what is assumed to be a religion of the
Hindus, ie Hinduism’ is not a religion at all
NOTE:
The word ‘Hindu’ is NOT a mis-pronunciation of 'Sindhu' by the
Persians, as some would like you to believe, for..
in Persian both, the 'S-sound' and the 'H-sound' are
clearly pronounced
Many scholars believe that this suggestion is a diversion
tactic to hide from the masses the original meaning of the word 'Hindu'
Author: Shekhar Bodhakar
Also Read:
2. Why should Hindu Identity be given up?
3. Why the scheduled castes and tribes are not Hindu?
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