29 AUGUST 1952, Page 18

Delkaria

Sirt,—Mr. Ian Stephens' article on " Delkaria " is interesting; but it would be of even greater interest to learn by what right the Hindu part of that sub-continent has arrogated to itself the name of the whole. After all, the United States is not officially known as America. Why bother to invent new and fanciful names ? To balance the name of Pakistan, surely the word " Hindustan " offers itself as an obvious name for the predominantly-Hindu country. It is ancient, it is descriptive and it is euphonious; and its use would enable the rest of the world to speak of " India," as hitherto, when referring to the

whole Indian sub-continent.—Yours faithfully, ROBERT ABIGAIL. Gimingham Rectory, Mundesley, Norfolk.