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Hindustan Zindabad (Hindi हिंदुस्तान ज़िन्दाबाद}}, Urdu Nastaliq ہندوستان زندہ باد}) is a Hindustani phrase and Wikipedia:battle cry most commonly used in Wikipedia:India in speeches and communications pertaining to or referring to patriotism towards India. It translates to "Long Live India".[1] It is a nationalistic slogan,[2] and has been used in nationalist protests such as radical peasant movements in post-colonial India.[3] Other variations of the slogan are Wikipedia:Jai Hind and India Zindabad.[4] Such slogans are common while cheering the Indian team in cricket matches.[4][5] They are also used by Kashmiri citizens who support India's claim on Kashmir.[6]

Etymology[edit]

The word Wikipedia:Hindustan generally refers to the Wikipedia:Republic of India since 1947. It is conventionally believed to be derived from the Wikipedia:Old Persian word Hindu, which in turn is derived from Sindhu, the Wikipedia:Sanskrit name for the Wikipedia:Indus River.[7] Old Persian refers to the people living beyond the Indus as Hinduš. This combined with the Wikipedia:Avestan suffix -stān (cognate to Sanskrit "sthān", both meaning "place")[8] results in Hindustan, as the land on the other side (from Persia) of the Indus.

Wikipedia:Zindabad (may [idea, person, country] live forever) is a typical Wikipedia: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.[9]

Use[edit]

The slogan Hindustan Zindabad, as well as its counterpart, Pakistan Zindabad, and Sikh response, Pakistan Murdabad were used during the Partition of India in episodes of sexual violence against women: the slogans were often tattooed on the bodies of victims of collective rapes.[10]

In June 2007, Kashmiri separatist and Wikipedia:All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Zaffar Akbar Butt was attacked by Wikipedia:Shiv Sena workers, when he refused to say the phrase.[11]

In popular culture[edit]

The slogan was used in Wikipedia:Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, in which the antagonist, Tara Singh (Wikipedia:Sunny Deol), is asked to shout Hindustan Murdhabad (death to India) in Pakistan, but he proclaims Hindustan Zindabad, uproots a hand pump, and kills many locals.[12]

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