TOR IS a free and open source software for enabling anonymous communication by directing internet traffic through a free,Worldwide,volunteer overlay network consisting of more than seven thousand relays in order to conceal a users's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis.
It is called "ONION_ROUTER"
why?
because,TOR Network uses an onion routing technique for transmitting data.
Using TOR in indias is legal.Actually the basic purpose of the TOR usage is to maintain the anonymity, is not illegal in any single country.BUT browsing illegal content such as Drugs,Child pornography or we can say that browsing of deep web content can put you in trouble. ...Uing TOR is legal in INDIA.
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