Claim: India got its name from the British, after Independence and its full form is 'Independent Nation Declared In August'.
Fact-check: Neither did India get its name from the British, nor is it an acronym - FACTLY
Verdict: the word india comes from the indus, called sindhu in sanskrit; the iranians and the greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the indus, called it the hindos or the indos, and the land to the east of the river was called india. the term 'india' was used by the british since the 18th century and not after independence. in fact, various legislations made by the british parliament in the 19th and 20th centuries, prior to independence, have used the term 'india'. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2021-07-01T14:15:08