What ancient Sanskrit word loosely meaning 'region' commonly now refers to people (and culture, products, etc) of Indian sub-continent origins?
Desi varieties of folk performing arts, as opposed to the classical, pan-Indian "margi". Thus, ' () refers to one's own country or homeland, while "" () refers to another's country or a foreign land. While the original Sanskrit word meant 'country', with time its usage shifted more towards referring to people, cultures, and products of a specific region; for example, desi food, desi calendars, and desi dress. Desi contrasts with the Hindustani language word "vilāyati" (Anglicised as "Blighty"), which originally referred only to Britain (during the British rule "vilāyat", an Arabic-origin word meaning 'state', signified Britain) but may also refer more
Maharishi Maharishi In Ancient India, Maharshi is a Sanskrit word, written as "महर्षि" in Devanagari (formed from the prefix mahā- meaning "great" and r̥ṣi meaning "seer"), meaning a member of the high class of ancient Indian scientists, popularly known in India as "Rishis", or "seers", especially those who do research to understand and know Nature and its governing laws. There were many Maharshi in Ancient India who shaped the ancient Indian ways of life and made a very deep and profound impact on the civilization of the Indian sub-continent. "Maharshi" may also refer to "seers" or "sages" in India. The term