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The Homeland of the Aryans : Evidence of Rigvedic Flora and Fauna and Archaeology

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For well over seven decades two theories have been blinding our vision of India's past, viz. that:

  1. There was an 'Aryan Invasion' of India
  2. The invaders destroyed the Harappan civilization which became extinct.

Although in his book, The Sarasvati Flows On, the present author completely demolished these theories, there are still a few scholars who cling to them.

Resurrecting the 'Aryan Invasion/Migration' theory, a stalwart writes: 'one thing seems certain; the speakers of Vedic Sanskrit... came from elsewhere. This conclusion comes from... Indo-European words for trees which are species such as birch, scotch pine, linden, alder and oak. These are plants from a temperate environment and the fact that their names are shared among the early languages of the family suggests a homeland in this environment.

Let it be squarely stated that the earliest book of the Aryans, viz. the Rigveda, does not mention any of the species of cold-climate trees enumerated above. On the other hand, all the trees mentioned in the Rigveda, such as the Asvattha (Ficus religiosa L.), Khadira (Acacia catechu Willd.), Nyagrodha (Ficus benghalensis L.), do not belong to a cold climate but to a tropical one. Likewise, the Rigvedic fauna, comprising such species as the lion, elephant, peacock, also belongs to a tropical climate.

Further, during the Rigvedic period the Saraswati was a mighty river, but it dried up by the time of the Panchavimsa Brahmana. The evidence of archaeology, hydrology and radiocarbon dates shows that the Sarasvati dried up around 2000 BC. All this proves that the Rigveda antedated that magic figure. Again, the Rigvedic geography covers the area from the Ganga-Yamuna on the east to the west of the Indus. Likewise, the archaeological evidence shows that prior to 2000 BC it was the Harappan civilization that flourished in this very region. Thus, the textual and archaeological data combine to establish a perfect spatial-cum-chronological oneness between the Rigvedic and Harappan cultures. And since, as demonstrated in this book, the Harappans were 'the sons of the soil', it squarely follows that Rigvedic people were indigenous.

Contents:

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. The flora:
    1. Trees: 
      1. Asvattha (ficus religiosa L.)
      2. Kimsuka / Parna (Butea monosperma [Lamk.] Taub., Syn. Butea frondosa Roxb. / Butea Superba Roxb.)
      3. Khadira (Acacia catechu Willd.)
      4. Nyagrodha (ficus benghalensis L.)
      5. Vibhidaka / Vibhitaka (terminalia bellerica roxb.)
      6. Salmali (Bombax ceiba L., Syn. Salmalia malabarica [DC.] Schott.)
      7. Simsapa (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.).
    2. Plants and grasses:
      1. Urvaruka (cucumis melo L. Var. utilissimus Roxb. Duthie et fuller, syn cucumis utilissimus Roxb.)
      2. Darbha (imperata cylindrica [L.] P. Beauv. Syn. Saccharum cylindricum [L.] Lamk.)
      3. Pakadurva (cynodon dactylon [L.] Pers., Syn. Panicum dactylon L.)
      4. Munja (saccharum bengalense Retz. Syn. S. Munja Roxb.)
      5. Sipala (Blyxa octandra Planch. Syn.
    3. Roxburghii Rich.)
      1. Soma (species of sarcostemma?/Ephedra L.?)
  4. The fauna:
    1. Animals:
      1. Ustra (camelus dromedarius and camelus bactrianus)
      2. Gaura (Bos gaurus H. Smith)
      3. Mahisa (water buffalo, Bubalus Bubalis L./Bubalus arnee)
      4. Simha (lion, Panthera leo L.)
      5. Hastin / Varana (elephas maximus L. and Loxodonta Africana).
    2. Birds: 
      1. Chakravaka (Anas casarca)
      2. Mayura (Pavo cristatus L.)
      3. The bearing of the foregoing data on 'The Aryan Homeland' debate
      4. The homeland of Indo-European languages and culture: some thoughts
      5. Should one give up all ethics for promoting one's theory?
  5. Appendices: 
    1. Wood-charcoal from some Harappan sites in Haryana and Panjab
    2. The Asva (horse)
    3. The Vrisabha (Bos indicus).
  6. Bibliography.
  7. Index.





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Title: The Homeland of the Aryans : Evidence of Rigvedic Flora and Fauna and Archaeology
Author(s): B.B. Lal
ISBN: 9788173052835
Year of Publication: 2005
Bibliographic Information: Pages: xix+126
Language: English
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