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India (disambiguation)

India (from Greek ??d?a, "region of the Indus river

Indus River

File:Indian subcontinent CIA.pngThe Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan and the twenty-first largest river in the world, in terms of annual flow, on the Indian Subcontinent....
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India (from Greek ??d?a, "region of the Indus river

Indus River

Contemporary Republic of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
(post-1947)

In geography and culture:

the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a large section of the Asian continent consisting of the land lying substantially on the Indian Plate. The subcontinent includes parts of various countries in South Asia, including those on the continental crust , an Island#Continental islands country on the continental shelf , and an Island#Oceanic islands countr...
(see also Greater India
Greater India

The term Greater India refers to the historical spread of the Culture of India beyond the Indian subcontinent proper. This concerns the spread of Hinduism in Southeast Asia in particular, introduced by the Indianized kingdoms of the 7th to 15th centuries, but may also extend to the earlier spread of Buddhism from India to Central Asia and C...
)
the region east of the Indus river
Indus River

File:Indian subcontinent CIA.pngThe Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan and the twenty-first largest river in the world, in terms of annual flow, on the Indian Subcontinent....
and south of the Himalaya (OED), see "Hindustan
Hindustan

Hindustan is one of the popular names of India. Though the meaning of Hindustan has evolved over the years, after the Partition of India it primarily refers to modern India....
"

In history:

The History of South Asia
History of South Asia

The term South Asia usually refers to the political entities of the Sub-Himalayan region - namely Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives - which is also known as the Indian subcontinent....
(see History of India
History of India

The known history of India begins with the Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, from c....
)
The territories in the vicinity of the Indus river east of Arachosia
Arachosia

Arachosia or Arachotae is the latinized form of Greek language name of an Achaemenid Empire and Seleucid Empire governorate in the eastern part of their respective empires, and that was inhabited by the Iranian peoples Arachosians or Arachoti ....
and west of the deserts of Thar in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. This usage is especially important in ancient (Greco-Persian) historical references to India.
Ancient or Epic India, see Kingdoms of Ancient India
Kingdoms of Ancient India

Epic India is the depiction of Greater India in the Sanskrit epics, viz. the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as well as Puranas literature .The historical context of the Sanskrit epics are the late Vedic period Mahajanapadas and the subsequent formation of the Maurya Empire, the beginning of the "golden age" of Classical Sanskrit literatur...
, Iron Age India
Iron Age India

The Iron Age in the Indian subcontinent succeeds the Late Harappan culture, also known as the last phase of the Indus Valley Tradition....
; see also Bharatavarsha and Aryavarta
Aryavarta

Aryavarta is the ancient name for northern and central India, where the culture of the Indo-Aryans was based. It is erroneous to give this name to the whole of India, since the borders of Aryavarta have been described differently in sources from different times....
.
Medieval India (also known as Hindustan
Hindustan

Hindustan is one of the popular names of India. Though the meaning of Hindustan has evolved over the years, after the Partition of India it primarily refers to modern India....
)
British Raj
British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
, officially known as the Indian Empire, which came to an end in August 1947 resulting in the formation of the Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan
Dominion of Pakistan

The Dominion of Pakistan was a federal entity that was established in 1947 as a result of the Partition of India into two sovereign dominions: the Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan....
.

Otherwise (without direct relation to the Indian subcontinent):

India (given name)
India (given name)

India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which takes its name from the Indus River. The name was used for India Wilkes, a character in the novel and movie Gone with the Wind....
, the personal name.
Indies
Indies

The Indies or East Indies is a term used, in a wider sense, to describe the lands of South Asia and Southeast Asia, occupying all of the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and also Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines, East Timor, Malaysia and Indonesia....
, when referred to as East India by European colonists.
The letter "I" in the NATO phonetic alphabet
NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO phonetic alphabet, more formally the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Though often called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets have no connection to phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet....
and the Federal Aviation Administration aviation phonetic letters
India class submarine
India class submarine

The Project 940 Lenok class was a military submarine design of the Soviet Union.The India class of boats were designed for high surface speeds, and had tracks on their hulls so they could operate on the ocean floor....
La India
La India

La India is a noted Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer of Salsa music also known as the Princess of Salsa.Early years...
, a salsa singer from Puerto Rico
India (cat)
India (cat)

India "Willie" Bush was a black cat owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. She lived with the Bush family for almost two decades....
was a cat belonging to U.S. President George W. Bush
India (porn star)
India (porn star)

India is a pornographic actress, singer and rap artist.She began working as an adult actress in around 1994, and has since appeared in over 160 videos....
is an African American porn star
A character in Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind is a romantic drama and the only novel by Margaret Mitchell. The story follows Scarlett O'Hara, the daughter of a plantation owner in Georgia during and after the Civil War....
An India tag - an item of stationery
"India", a track by John Coltrane
John Coltrane

John William Coltrane was an United States jazz saxophonist and composer.Starting in bebop and hard bop, Coltrane later pioneered free jazz. He influenced generations of other musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history....
featured on the album Impressions
Impressions (album)

Impressions is a 1963 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. Most of the album was recorded live at the Village Vanguard on November 3, 1961 and released in 1963 on the Impulse! Records label....

India (disambiguation)

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