response: I am not sure about that. But I know that there are references dating back to the first millennium BCE of a land of indus
original_response: Well the term Hindy initally just described the people living in the Indian subontinent around the Sindhu river.  It wasn't until the 16th century though that the term began to refer to people who weren't Turkic or Muslims.
history: I have been interested in the hindu religion but dont know much about it. Well the term Hinduism, has historically been used simply to designate people indigenous to South Asia. Are there a lot of Hindus? I don't have information about that, but I know that a person who adheres to Hinduism aspects can be referred as Hindu Oh I did not know that. Anything else you can educate me on about Hinduism? Well, I can tell you that there are a large range of philosophies contained in Hinduism How long has Hinduism been practiced for?
knowledge: Starting with the Persian and Greek references to the land of the Indus in the 1st millennium BCE through the texts of the medieval era, the term Hindu implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Sindhu (Indus) river.