India, that is Bharat
Across
- 2. The ancient Persian geographical term derived from ‘Sindhu’.
- 4. The term used by Ashoka for the Indian Subcontinent.
- 5. The “snowy mountains” referred to in ancient texts.
- 8. The name meaning “country of the Bharatas”.
- 9. The river from which many foreign names of India are derived.
- 12. The modern document that begins with “India, that is Bharat”.
Down
- 1. The ancient text that describes India as north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains.
- 3. The Persian term that later became commonly used for India.
- 6. The ancient epic that lists regions like Kashi, Kerala, and Kutch.
- 7. The Chinese traveller who visited India in the 7th century CE.
- 10. The Greek name for India derived from ‘Hindu’.
- 11. The most ancient text of India that mentions Sapta Sindhava.