If you are an Indian and are quite acquainted with the course of Indian history, the name of Aryan can’t be unfamiliar to you, even if the application of the same word has raised storms in the Indian and even external academic circles every now and then. What is the true meaning of the word Aryan? This does also happen to be the one of the most contentious questions thus far. In accordance with a considerable section of Western scholars, it does stand for a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European (even if the precise identification of the same remains a colossal failure thus far) or a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew) ( as per the Nazi doctrine). Should history remain subservient to political or politically-influenced ideological whims and nefarious designs only? This question is asked since the same theory of Aryan Invasion is debunked time and again. However a considerable section of historians and academics simply loves to stick to the same. Who are these people? There is nothing to get amazed as the majority of these people, if not more, is ideologically aligned or driven to the Leftist school of thought, well-known for propagating ideas competent enough to destruct national identity by leaps and bounds. The same have also been done by the Leftist intellectuals, ever since their emergence in the national scenario after the national independence following the partition of undivided Indian subcontinent. Only a few people discern, even if there does exist alleged ideological differences between Leftists, Islamists and also Western Libertarianism, a deep relation does also exist. They are set to destruct the basis of Indian civilization or culture by bearing witness for the Aryan Invasion history. Little do these people know whatever may be the extent of endeavor, neither it is easy to establish falsification of history nor provide evidence for a blatant falsity. Alas! The poor souls leave no stone unturned to attain success, even after a long and arduous struggle. What is the reality then? There was not at all any Aryan Invasion ever. Are you going to invade your own residence at any time? As this is not possible Aryan Invasion theory is also a desperate effort of mendacity. If you are in the need of strongest evidence, you have got to refer to Aryan Invasion Theory and Indian Nationalism written by none other than Mr. Shrikant G. Talageri and the name was made used of even by Mr. MV Kamath in one of this widely acclaimed articles. What does the book concentrate on? In accordance with the book, copious numbers of evidences (along with those collected through ages) do prove that both Rigveda and the Puranas do make definite evidence available that India was the unique native soil of the Indo European family of language and there can’t be any invasion ever. What’s of the saga of Indus Valley Civilization then? This question is quite natural since a great section of Indian historians consider the civilization was basically non-Aryan and was simply spifflicated by the invading Aryans, none other than barbarians and devoid of any sagacity or prudence. On the contrary, facts that have come to the fore thus far, state conclusively (certainly with conviction) Indus Civilization was an exclusively IndoEuropean one. Lastly, take help of theories used by P. Gupta, A. Basu and P.C. Datta in Human Skeletal Remains from Harappa. Here they do wrap up confirming "the population of the widespread region (Punjab Gujarat) has remained more or less stable since Harappan times". This does invalidate any notion of dislocation of a basically different "non Aryan" Harappan population owing to the existing "Aryan" population of this region.
Indus River Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization is marked as one of the most developed urban civilizations of the primitive era. The Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered by Rakhaldas Bandhopadyay. This discovery has been a major pit stop in trying to understand the culture of the ancient India. The Indus Valley Civilization, as the name subjects, speaks about a town, which was located near the banks of the river Indus. The town can easily be called one of the most urbanized ones that the primitive world had to offer. The design and the layout of the town still cause historians to get mesmerized. The designing of the entire town was done in a very scientific manner. There are underground drainage systems in the Civilization, which was impossible to believe before the discovery. The houses were built in such a way, that good ventilation was assured to every single house. There was a certain gap which was very well maintained between the houses. The skill of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization, could be understood, when the toys were studied. The people of that period did not know the use of iron. However, still, they could build such extremely beautiful figures and structures. This is one point which is capable of making the modern technological period to get jealous as well. The Indus Valley Civilization was mainly a civilization of the Dravidian. The discovery of this great civilization has proved that the culture of ancient India was quite high. The discovery is extremely important in several ways. It is not only a major part of the Indian history, but did have a huge impact in world history as well. The underground drainage system is one thing, which the entire world could not think of at that period. The way, this drainage system was built and maintained is a wonder. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered some time in the 19th century. From that time onwards, there has been a lot of study which has been done on the concerned subject. However, till date, an entire idea about the civilization could not be formed. The civilization was highly an urbanized one, which is well proved by the utensils, and the design of the town. The architectural and the designing excellence of the civilization form a major highlight. The civilization can be called easily one of the most advanced ones when compared to the civilizations of the same age. The cultural greatness has also been proved by certain sculptures which have been discovered at the site. The discovery of the civilization was a major eye opener for the entire world in the context of Indian history.The Indus Valley Civilization happens to be one of the most important discoveries that the world has ever seen. It has changed the entire view point of the world regarding ancient Indian culture.
indus valley civilization really gives us the glimpse of the great indian architecture we had right from the beginning. it showcased that the world's most ancient and the talented architects are found in our country. we started off well but somewhere lagged behind mainly because of colonial invasion. but with the architectural marvels like the Bandra-worli C-link in mumbai coming up, we are going to repeat the history.....!!!
Indus Valley civilization is World's first civilization and this civilization is the root of India's rich culture, tradition, literature, music, art and architecture, which we today boast on. The ruins that are found in various parts of India, especially in Hampi, provide a hint of the amazing architecture of the civilization. Moreover, every custom that we follow today is a gift of that civilization and even the rich Indian literature like Upanishads and Purana are written during that time.
The story behind Harappa Around 160 years ago when Britishers had initiated the establishment of Railways in India and when the railway lines were being laid down in Punjab, Engineers Stumbled upon the Site of Harappa. In present days it's in Pakistan.To them it seem like a mound rich source of ready made , high quality bricks. So they carried off thousands of bricks from walls of old city building to build the railway lines. Many of the buildings were completely destroyed. About 80 years ago archaeologists found the site and realized that this was one of the oldest cities in the subcontinent.As this was the first city to be discovered, all other sites were from similar buildings(and other things) were found were described as Harappan. These cities were developed around 4700 years ago.
