
Terms we associate with Hinduism—"Hinduism," "religion," and "India"—are all Western creations, notions that for most of history did not accurately
According to historians, the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5,000 or more years. The word "Hindu" is derived from the name of River Indus, which flows through northwestern India. In ancient times the river was called the "Sindhu", but the Persians who migrated to India called the river "Hindu," the land "Hindustan" (Sanskrit, Hindi), and its inhabitants "Hindus"
Terms we associate with Hinduism—"Hinduism," "religion," and "India"—are all Western creations, notions that for most of history did not accurately