The Vedic period in India could be dated from (1500 – 600 BCE). It is asserted that the Vedic period in India was initiated with the arrival of the Aryans’ who basically migrated and got established in the whole northern and western parts of Indian sub-continent. They gradually spread their hold to the land of the seven rivers known as Saptsindhu. These Aryan people rapidly got settled with the local people and began their basic activities for the livelihood. The Vedic period is acknowledged for being the age when the biggest Epics (Ramayana & Mahabharata), the four Vedas (Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda) and Scriptures of Hindu philosophy were composed. It is also the period when the Vedic Sanskrit text was drafted. Vedic period is fundamentally featured by the golden period for Hinduism to flourish, for the Sankrit Literature and also the best time for the Maurya Empire and the middle kingdom of India. The Vedic society established on the Indo-gigantic plains of Indian sub-continents and the people of Vedic civilization truly believed in the reincarnation of the soul, peepul tree and cows were treated as sacred. The people from the Vedic civilization were basically the semi-nomadic and were totally dependent upon agriculture, they used to keep the domesticated cattle and farm animals. Initially their settlement was not permanent they used to change their settlements from one area to another but with the rapidly increasing need for permanency the people finally became full-time farmers and settled their communities in particular areas. The Aryan tribes were usually headed by the tribal chief and a priest. The tribal chief used to guard the people and the priest guarded the religious and customary feelings of the clansmen. This period is featured by the worship of nature, sun, moon, trees, wind, rain and other natural phenomena, these were treated as the Gods. While animal sacrifice was a prevalent custom among these people. The Vedic period is also highly characterized by the oldest text namely the Rig Veda, and an enormous collection of Mantras, Samhita Prose, Brahmana Prose, Sutra Language, Prayers, Catalogues and Charms.
