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'''Hindustan Zindabad''' ({{audio-nohelp|Hindustan Zindabad pronunciation.ogg|listen}}, {{langx|hi|हिन्दुस्तान ज़िन्दाबाद}}, {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ہندوستان زِندہ باد}}}} literally ''Long live [[Hindustan]]'') is a originally [[Persian language|Persian]] phrase and [[battle cry]] most commonly used in the [[Republic of India]] in speeches and communications pertaining to or referring to patriotism towards India, and has been used since the [[British Raj]] in the [[colonial India]].<ref name="Sehgal2020">{{cite book |last1=Sehgal |first1=Raghbir |last2=Sehgal |first2=Kabir |title=Close the Loop |date=5 May 2020 |publisher=Hachette Originals |isbn=978-1-5387-3538-1 |language=en |quote="Hindustan Zindabad," which means "Long live India" in Hindustani, a language of North India}}</ref> It translates to "Long Live India".<ref>{{cite book|page=276|author=Sarina Singh|title=Lonely Planet India|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2009|edition=13, illustrated|isbn=9781741791518|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&q=hindustan+zindabad&pg=PA276}}</ref> It is a nationalistic slogan,<ref>{{cite book|page=82|author=Christine Everaer|title=Tracing the Boundaries Between Hindi and Urdu: Lost and Added in Translation Between 20th Century Short Stories|publisher=BRILL|year=2010|edition=annotated|isbn=9789004177314|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LqZ-6QRKc7wC&q=hindustan+zindabad&pg=PA82}}</ref> and has been used in nationalist protests such as radical peasant movements in post-colonial India.<ref>{{cite book|page=61|author=Debal K. Singha Roy|title=Peasant Movements in Post-Colonial India: Dynamics of Mobilization and Identity|publisher=SAGE|year=2004|isbn=9780761998273|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAqxW-PFo_UC&q=hindustan+zindabad&pg=PA61}}</ref> Another variation of the slogan is [[Jai Hind]]. Such slogans are common while cheering the Indian team in cricket matches.<ref name="iz">{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/india-zindabad-rings-across-dubai-cricket-victory-20110403-060220-003.html|title=India Zindabad! rings across Dubai after cricket victory|author=Nikhita Sanotra|date=3 April 2011|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/world-cup-semifinal-mohali-citizens-throw-open-homes-to-pak-fans/768315|title=World Cup semifinal: Mohali citizens throw open homes to Pak fans|date=24 March 2011|publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
In contemporary usage, the word ''[[Hindustan]]'' generally refers to the modern country of [[India]] since [[Partition of India|1947]]. It is conventionally believed to be derived from the [[Old Persian]] word ''Hindu'', which in turn is derived from ''Sindhu'', the [[Sanskrit]] name for the [[Indus River]].<ref>{{citation |last=Lipner |first=Julis |year=1998 |title=Hindus: their religious beliefs and practices |publisher=Routledge |pages=7–8}}</ref> Old Persian refers to the people living beyond the Indus as ''Hinduš''. This combined with the [[Avestan]] suffix ''[[-stan|-stān]]'' (cognate to Sanskrit "sthān", both meaning "place")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21211,00.html |title=Unlimited: What does -istan" mean as in Pakistan, Uzbekistan or Afghanistan? |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> results in ''Hindustan'', as the land on the other side (from Persia) of the Indus. <br />
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''[[Zindabad (disambiguation)|Zindabad]]'' (may [idea, person, country] live forever) is a typical [[Urdu and Persian]] suffix that is placed after a person or a country name. It is used to express victory, patriotism or as a prayer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-14444-Pakistan-India-have-no-option-but-to-promote-peace-Shahbaz |title=Pakistan, India have no option but to promote peace: Shahbaz |publisher=Thenews.com.pk |date= 2012-05-08|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref><br />
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== Use in episodes of violence ==<br />
The slogan ''Hindustan Zindabad'', and its counterpart, ''[[Pakistan Zindabad]]'', were used during [[partition of India|the partition of India]] in episodes of sexual violence against women: the slogans were often tattooed on the bodies of victims of collective rapes.<ref>{{cite book |page=43 |title=Borders & Boundaries: Women in India's Partition |author=Ritu Menon |author2=Kamla Bhasin |publisher=Rutgers University Press |year=1998 |isbn=9780813525525 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yNN4SE7cL60C&q=Hindustan+Zindabad&pg=PA43}}</ref><br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
The slogan's popular usage in recent times is likely to be credited to the film ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]''. The film tells the story of a Sikh man named Tara Singh ([[Sunny Deol]]), who falls in love with a Muslim woman named Sakina Ali ([[Ameesha Patel]]) during partition of India. However, Sakina's father disapproved of the marriage, primarily due to religious and national differences, but allowed the marriage to continue under the condition that Singh converts to Islam and shouts {{lang|hi|हिन्दुस्तान मुर्दाबाद}} ''Hindustan Murdabad'' (death to India) in full view of hundreds of witnesses in Pakistan; instead of following the latter, Singh defiantly proclaims ''Hindustan Zindabad'' and then uproots a hand pump and kills a few locals belonging to an attacking mob enraged from his remarks.<ref>{{cite AV media <br />
| people = | date = 2001 | title = Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | trans-title = Revolt: A Love Story | medium = Motion Picture | language = hi | publisher = [[Zee Telefilms]]}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Bharat_Mata#Significance|Bharat Mata Ki Jai]]<br />
*[[Jai Hind]]<br />
*[[Indian Nationalism]]<br />
*[[Inquilab Zindabad]]<br />
*[[Vive, Viva]]<br />
*[[Bangladesh Zindabad]]<br />
*[[Pakistan Zindabad]]<br />
*[[Joy Bangla (slogan)|Joy Bangla]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Battle cries]]<br />
[[Category:Nationalism in India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian political slogans]]<br />
[[Category:Urdu words and phrases]]<br />
[[Category:Indian independence movement]]<br />
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