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Aryan invasion is a theory imposed on the Indians by Europeans.
Here are some of the reasons why I believe Aryans originated in
Story of origin -
If Aryans came from outside
In ancient times,
If Aryans were nomads who came over the Hindu-Kush, they would never have known
about
Any people that come to a new place try to remember their original homeland by
naming places with "old names" - eg -
Aryans talk of mighty rivers – sapta Sindu, Ganges, Krishna,
Dress code –
Anyone that travels to a new land tries to remember their native place in
the manner of their dress, especially on “special days” and on “sacred
occasions” - such as weddings, and funerals. We see evidence of this in
stuffy suits being worn to weddings and funerals even in Australian outback or
the burkha being worn in streets of Paris and London.
If Aryans came from colder, wetter Northern lands of the Russian Steppes, their
dress – especially ritual dress – would reflect this. From their literature and sculpture,
we can see the Aryans did not dress in furs, trousers and hats like the Russians
or the nomads of the steppes. Infact, they wore clothes that best suited hot,
dry climate of
Even when Aryans wore dear skins for ritual purposes, these were worn as sarongs rather than head to toe clothing of colder climes. Regular clothing worn by Aryans was dhoti for men and sari for women. Both garments imminently suitable for hot climate and certainly not the wind blown steppes. Even now, for special occasions, such as marriages, Hindus across the continent still wear sari and dhoti.
Food -
Climate and geography dictates the kind of food people eat. Cultures often evolve their own
unique cuisine around their shared experiences and discoveries through time. You can often pin point the origin of
dishes from contacts they may have had with other cultures. For anthropologists, this is often a
great way to chart the history of a given set of people.
Aryan diet does not show any trace of having originated in the colder climes of
Russian steppes or
Ritual foods often reveal cultural origins. Hence descendants of the Scottish eat haggis at Christmas no matter which part of the globe they are in. Jews will eat their breads and bitter herbs on special holidays and muslims will break their Ramadan fast with dates no matter where they are on the planet.
Ritual food of the Aryans are based around milk, honey, rice and tropical fruits. Milk in all its forms and incarnations is the basis of Aryan religious ritual – milk, yoghurt, curds, butter and ghee. Rice is often cooked or mixed with these milk derivatives and money & sugarcane derivatives are used to sweeten it. All these products clearly point to warm native lands of the Aryans.
Brick –
Nomads do not make bricks.
Its far too time consuming and creates a structure far too permanent for their
needs. By necessity of their
transient life, they live in mobile huts and tents made of animal skins and
cloth.
Aryans knew how to make bricks and used them extensively in their secular and
spiritual architecture. Cities
unearthed all over the subcontinent testify to the high quality and consistent
uniformity of bricks throughout ancient
Rituals –
Aryans came from lands blessed with ever-flowing rivers. They recommended bathing three times
a day !!! Nomads would hardly
recommend that !!! Apart from the
lack of regular supply of water, there would be the problem of cold, wet and
windy weather. Aryans often carried
out their religious rituals while still wet from their bath. This clearly shows their lands were
hot enough for their people to walk out of the river and let the warmth of the
sun dry them off.
Aryan rituals require fire, flowers, vegetarian offerings (ghee, rice, milk
etc), and plenty of kush grass.
Woods they recommended for ritual fire ceremonies to invoke their Gods were
tropical woods and not the brush that would be found in the wastelands of
Language –
How you speak often bears traces of the lands where your language
originated. Lands with harsh winds
reflect that in the harshness of their pronunciation. Place with rolling hills has rolling
words. Aryan language reflects the
sing-song of forest birds.
Names and words often point to
their originating culture. For
example, “Apple Corp” was named by an American.
“Lotus Inc” was founded by an Indian.
Though both companies were formed in America, the cultural heritage of
their founders is clearly visible in the names they chose for their companies. Aryans have named animals and places
that reflect their surroundings in India.
Their words are not borrowed from outside India.
Migration –
Hindu scriptures do record movement of Aryans - but its from
Uttar path led towards Ganges and Yamuna doab and extended towards Bengal.
Dakshin path led towards Gujarat, Maharastra, Andhra and further south.
Gods –
People’s Gods often reflect their origins and the environment they came from. Aryan Gods are the Gods of rain,
wind, water, fire, Sun and God as a friend of his people – Indra, Vayu, Vraun,
Agni, Aditya and Mitra. Indra, the
God of rain and thunder, was the king of heaven because as farmers, rain was key
to the survival of the Aryans. Nomads fear
gods of storm as this drives their herds away from them. Aryan Gods
were as beautiful and serene as their surroundings. Desert nomads have God(s) that are as
harsh and unforgiving as their surroundings.
to be cont !
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