- India (disambiguation)
India (from Greek "
Ἰνδία ", "region of theIndus river ") may refer to:In politics:
* Contemporary Republic of India (post-1947)In geography and culture:
*the entireIndian subcontinent , includingpeninsular India (see alsoGreater India )
*the region east of theIndus river and south of theHimalaya (OED), see "Hindustan "In history:
*TheHistory of South Asia (seeHistory of India )
*The territories in the vicinity of the Indus river east ofArachosia and west of the deserts ofThar inPakistan . This usage is especially important in ancient (Greco-Persian) historical references to India.
* Ancient or Epic India, seeKingdoms of Ancient India ,Iron Age India ; see alsoBharatavarsha andAryavarta .
* Medieval India (also known asHindustan )
*British Raj , officially known as the Indian Empire, which came to an end in August 1947 resulting in the formation of theUnion of India and theDominion of Pakistan .Otherwise (without direct relation to the Indian subcontinent):
*India (given name) , the personal name.
*Indies , when referred to as "East India" by European colonists.
* The letter "I" in theNATO phonetic alphabet and the Federal Aviation Administration aviation phonetic letters
*India class submarine
*La India , a salsa singer from Puerto Rico
*India (cat) is a cat belonging to U.S. President George W. Bush
*India (porn star) is an African American porn star
* A character in "Gone with the Wind "
* AnIndia tag - an item of stationary
* "India", a track byJohn Coltrane featured on the album "Impressions"ee also
*
Indian
*India.Arie
*Etymology of India
*Undivided India
*Bharata
*Bharatavarsha
*Aryavarta
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