India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.The whole subcontinent was known as Bharatavarsha or Hindustan in ancient time. The word Hindustan is derived from the name of the river Sindhu, pronounced by the westerners as ‘Hindu’ or ‘Indu.’ The name India is thus derived. The name ‘India’ is called...
Besides what falls within its political jurisdiction today, Assam "in early times included the whole of Eastern Bengal down to the SCSI) 8iS well as a part of Bihar, and the rugged mountains of Bhutan."1 Hence, obviously, some of the inscriptions of ancient Assam are concerned with areas ...