Concept of Bharatvarsha - Origin & Geographical Features: Introduction to History

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Origin

Bharatvarsha to India

Bharatavarsha and Its Geographical Feature
Is the country that lies north of the ocean and South of the snowy mountains”.

Present India

In traditional and legendary Hindu literature, India is called Bharatakhanda.
Bharatvarsha was said to form of lager unit called Jambhudvipa that was considered to be one of the seven concentric legendary islands comparing

The present name ‘India is derived from ‘Sindhu” (the Indus), the great river in the North- West. The early Aryan settlers in India were amazed at the sight of the huge river and called it ‘Sindhu’ meaning a huge sheet of water.

In 515 B.C., the Persian Emperor Darius conquered the area around the river and made it a satrapy of his empire.



Since then the foreigners have referred to the entire country from Himalayas to Kanyakumari as India. The Muslim invaders called the country Hindustan.

The British ruler called the country India. The same name was retained after the partition of the country into India and Pakistan.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: Concept of Bharatvarsha - Origin & Geographical Features: Introduction to History
0:21 Concept of Bharatvarsha
0:54 Bharat According to Vishnu Puran
3:21 Bharatvarsha and it Geographical Feature
4:38 Ancient India Sanskrit and Pali literature divides the country into five zones
7:14 Himalayan Mountains
8:31 Himalayas as a Natural Barrier
10:55 Indo Gangetic Plains
12:00 The Southern Peninsula

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