The Oxford Dictionary Did Not Define India As "Old-Fashioned, Criminal, Stupid"
By Nidhi Jacob A post claiming that the Oxford Dictionary published in the 1900s defines the word India as "old fashioned people, criminals and stupid people" has gone viral on social media. This claim is false. "This is the real meaning of India which is still mentioned in the 1900 edition of Oxford Dictionary on page number 789. When the British gave this name to India, then the Oxford dictionary changed the meaning of India to Bharat, but its original meaning is old-fashioned people, criminals, stupid people." the post read. Find the hyperlink of the archived claim here. The viral claim has...