Hindustan (Hindi: हिन्दुस्तान [Hindustān], [Hindustān], [ɦɪn̪d̪ʊst̪aːn]) is one of the popular names of India. Etymology Hindustan is derived from the (Persian) word Hindu, which is itself is derived from Sindhu, Sanskrit for the Indus River and together with a popular suffix -stān, which in Sanskrit also means a place ( Sthana), gave birth to the wo… (More on Hindustan)