Making HISTORY
In pre-colonial Persian works of different genres, India was often referred to as Hindustan, but the word Hindustan almost always existed as a compound phrase: Hindustan Jannat Nishan, or “Hindustan the sign of heaven on earth”. This Hindustan Jannat Nishan was celebrated in chronicles, histories, poetic compilations in Persian and other vernacular languages. These works extolled its climate, produce, diversity and culture. However, this Hindustan, the beloved
