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1/n #SadarPranam @ShashiTharoor ji. Saw this fake table shared by @anubhavsinha & you.I chose to respond to you than former for I donāt like talking to bullies.
I have discussed myths abt āHindutva & Hinduismā in my book #ModiAgain :An Ex-Communistās Manifestoā too. (Pg 96-99) https://t.co/IxT4yutQad
2/n I start of with 1st point & trust me what it says is exactly opposite of truth. Iām surprised a language expert like you falls on this trap.
Iāll explain #Hinduism & #Hindutva one by one. But before that letās understand the root word āHinduā as starter. Read onšš¼
3/n Hindu is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means "a large body of water", covering "river, ocean".It was used as the name of the Indus river and also referred to its tributaries.
4/n The actual term 'hindu' first occurs as "a Persian geographical term for the people who lived beyond the river Indus (Sanskrit: Sindhu)",more specifically in the 6th-century BCE inscription of Darius I.
Ref: Introduction to Hinduism by Gavin Flood,P 6.
5/n The 6th-century BCE inscription of Darius I mentions the province of Hi[n]dush, referring to northwestern India. The people of India were referred to as HinduvÄn (Hindus) and hindavÄ« was used as the adjective for Indian in the 8th century text Chachnama.
I have discussed myths abt āHindutva & Hinduismā in my book #ModiAgain :An Ex-Communistās Manifestoā too. (Pg 96-99) https://t.co/IxT4yutQad
An interesting, though incomplete, comparative table doing the rounds. #HinduismVsHindutva pic.twitter.com/WiDxKx0JZU
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 8, 2020
2/n I start of with 1st point & trust me what it says is exactly opposite of truth. Iām surprised a language expert like you falls on this trap.
Iāll explain #Hinduism & #Hindutva one by one. But before that letās understand the root word āHinduā as starter. Read onšš¼
3/n Hindu is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means "a large body of water", covering "river, ocean".It was used as the name of the Indus river and also referred to its tributaries.
4/n The actual term 'hindu' first occurs as "a Persian geographical term for the people who lived beyond the river Indus (Sanskrit: Sindhu)",more specifically in the 6th-century BCE inscription of Darius I.
Ref: Introduction to Hinduism by Gavin Flood,P 6.
5/n The 6th-century BCE inscription of Darius I mentions the province of Hi[n]dush, referring to northwestern India. The people of India were referred to as HinduvÄn (Hindus) and hindavÄ« was used as the adjective for Indian in the 8th century text Chachnama.