Hindustan (disambiguation)
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Hindustan
was the name of India as established by the Mughal Empire before the British Empire, and is used in some contexts to refer to the modern state.
Hindustan may also refer to:
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Hindustan
Hindustan or Indostan, literal translation "Land of River Sindhu ", is one of the popular names of South Asia. It can also mean "the land of the Hindus"...
was the name of India as established by the Mughal Empire before the British Empire, and is used in some contexts to refer to the modern state.
Hindustan may also refer to:
Companies
- Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedHindustan Aeronautics LimitedHindustan Aeronautics Limited based in Bangalore, India, is one of Asia's largest aerospace companies. Under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence, this state-owned company is mainly involved in aerospace industry, which includes manufacturing and assembling aircraft, navigation and...
, aerospace company based in Bangalore - Hindustan MotorsHindustan MotorsHindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla Technical Services industrial group. The company was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog....
, Indian automobile manufacturer, such as the Ambassador car - Hindustan Antibiotics LimitedHindustan Antibiotics LimitedHindustan Antibiotics Limited , based in Pimpri, India, is the first public sector drug manufacturing companies setup by the Government of India. It was the first company in India to launch recombinant DNA product, rHU-Erythropoietin in 1993. The company introduced new products like Halpen,...
, drug manufacturing company in Pimpri - For a list of Indian companies starting with Hindustan, see List of Indian companies
Club
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC, football club in Bangalore
Media
- Hindustan TimesHindustan TimesHindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
, a Northern Indian English language daily newspaper - Dainik Hindustan, a Hindi language daily newspaper
- "Hindustan", 1918 song written and composed by Oliver G. WallaceOliver WallaceOliver George Wallace was a British composer and conductor. He was especially known for his film music compositions, which were written for many animation, documentary, and feature films from Walt Disney Studios....
and Harold Weeks
Transportation
- HAL Airport or Hindustan Airport, the old airport of Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Hindustan Advanced Light Helicopter, HAL Dhruv
- HMS HindustanHMS HindustanFive ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:*HMS Hindostan was a former East Indiaman by the same name. The Admiralty purchased her in 1795 and classed as a 54-gun fifth rate...
(or Hindostan), the name of five ships of the British Royal Navy - HindostanHindostan (East Indiaman)Hindostan was an East Indiaman of the East India Company. She was a large vessel of 1,248 tons, built in 1796 to replace a previous Hindostan that the Royal Navy had bought and turned into a Fourth Rate ship of the line...
, an East Indiaman of the British East India Company
Places
- Hindustan, IndianaHindustan, IndianaHindustan is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana.-Geography:Hindustan is located at at an altitude of 271 metres along Old State Road 37 between Chambers Pike and Farr Road. It is within the Morgan Monroe State Forest....
, United States, a town south of Martinsville, Indiana - Hindustan, PakistanHindustan, PakistanHindustan , is a small Union council of Chitral District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 35°44'36N 71°47'8E with an altitude of 1598 metres ....
, a town in Pakistan