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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article is about Indian people from India. For the ethno-religious Indian Christian group also referred to indian corn stew East Indian, see East Indians. Indians or Indian people are the citizens and nationals of India.

In 2022, the population of India stood at over 1. 4 billion people, making it the world’s second-most populous country, containing 17. The name Bhārata has been used as a self-ascribed name by people of the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India since 1949. The designation “Bhārata” appears in the official Sanskrit name of the country, Bhārata Gaṇarājya. Indos, “an Indian”, from Old Persian Hinduš and medieval term Hindustani. The name is derived ultimately from Sindhu, the Sanskrit name of the river Indus, but also meaning “river” generically. Ashoka pillar, erected by Emperor Ashoka in about 250 BC.

It has been adopted as emblem of India. During the early medieval period the great Rashtrakuta dynasty governed most of the Indian subcontinent from the 8th to 10th centuries and the Indian Emperor Amoghavarsha of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty was described by the Arab traveller Sulaiman as one of the four great kings of the world. The Mughal Empire consolidated much of the Indian sub-continent under a single realm. Under the Mughals, India developed a strong and stable economy, leading to commercial expansion and greater patronage of culture, greatly influencing Indian society. The Marathas and Sikhs emerged in the 17th century and established the Maratha Empire and Sikh Empire, which became the dominant powers in India in the 18th century. India is one of the world’s oldest civilisations.