Jai Hind is a salutation and slogan that means "Victory to India" or "Long live India". Coined and used during India's freedom movement from the British Raj, it emerged as a form of battle cry particularly among Indian National Army personnel (INA) and in political speeches
The word "jai" is derived from jaya (Sanskrit), which means "triumph, victory, cheers, bravo, rejoice". The word jaya appears in Vedic literature such as in Atharvaveda 8.50.8 and in post-Vedic literature such as the Mahabharata
