[Goanet]Origin of the Hindu

[Sachin Phadte]

Radhakrishnan writes: "Sandeep Heble, in his othewise well-written post, 
does not say how the word 'Hindu' originated. It has its origins in Persion. 
The Iranians called the Sindhu River 'Hindhu' as 'ha' is pronounced 'sa' in 
Persion. Thus the people who lived on the banks of the Sindhu came to be 
known as Hindus. As he rightly mentions, the word originally had no 
religious connotations whatsoever."

I think the meaning of the word Hindu still has no religious connotations.

Sachin Phadte

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