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Ancient India Introduction - Points to be remembered ____ * Bharatavarsha -  the land of Bharata ( ancient king ) * Jambu dwipa - the land of Jambu tree * The ancient Parsians (Iranians) pronounced the Sindhu ( Indus ) river as Hind ( Sindh ) স কে হ উচ্চারণ করতো * Muslim invasion turned the word 'Hind' as Hindustan. The inhabitants of Hindustan are called Hindus. * The Persians passed the name Hindu ( Sindhu ) to the Greeks, who began to pronounce it as the 'Indus'. The name India derived from the term 'Indus'. * Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded on 01.01.1749 by Sir William Jones. * Bhagwad Gita, Hitopadesa, Kalidasa's Shakuntalam, Gita Govinda etc. were translated by Charles Wilkins into English. * Charles Wilkins also translated the law-book of Manu under the title 'Institutes of Hindoo Law' * Fathers of Indology -  William Jones and Charles Wilkins * Father of Indian Ar...