Three Aryan invasions

When people speak of the Aryan invasion it is important to clarify which Aryan invasion they are talking about Believe it or not there are actually THREEThe first Aryan Invasion Theory AITv1 is based on Max Muellerrsquos textual analysis of Rig Veda Mortimer Wheelerrsquos archeological analysis of Harappan sites and the ideologies of European racists from the early 20th century This theory has been repeatedly and thoroughly debunked by the late 20th century But it is kept alive by those who use it to ldquoproverdquo the Out Of India Theory the idea that India is the original homeland of AryansOIT was the original theory of Max Mueller who was forced by scholars not racists to change his mind While in jail Balgangadhar Tilak wrote his famous ldquoArctic home of Vedasrdquo and used astronomical calculations to indicate many Vedic verses were written North of the Himalayas OIT scholars totally ignore TilakThe second Aryan Invasion Theory AITv2 is actually Aryan Migration Theory AMTv1 When OIT bashes AIT across the social media they are referring only to AITv1 not AITv2 This clever strategy confuses uneducated uninformed viewers Version 1 claimed Aryans destroyed Harappan cities but Version 2 clarifies Aryan migration happened hundreds of years after Harappan cities collapsed due to climate change Migrants encountered villages and tribes There may have been violence but hardly any ldquoinvasionrdquo This happened between 1500 BCE and 1000 BCE and migrants were mostly men who married local womenThis has been proven by peerreviewed ancient DNA research papers published in the last decade It showed a gradual influx from 1500 BCE to 1000 BCE of the Steppe Y chromosome that is found in men and ensures lactose tolerance Harappans were lactose intolerant and used to curdle milk before turning it into ghee This corroborates with linguistics and archeological studies as well as studies on horse domesticationAny ldquoexpertrdquo who talks about AIT without referring to such peer reviewed papers claiming there is a global conspiracy cannot be taken seriously If they do not mention BMAC sites of Central Asia the probable site where ldquoIndra broke threewalled fortsrdquo or do not refer to absence of horses and presence of BMAC lsquoantennaersquo swords at Sinauli ldquochariotrdquo burials they are clearly preaching to the choirThis brings us to the third Aryan Invasion Invasion or AITv3 actually migration AMTv2 which explains why the Steppe Y chromosome and lactose tolerance is found across all communities in north India but only in elite communities of South India This means a migration from the north of the Vindhyas to the South This migration was peaceful followed trade routes seems to have happened around 1000 to 2000 years ago giving rise to pilgrim spots along southern river basins and seacoasts It minimised after the practice of endogamy became very strict across the country and we find a watertight compartment system known as ldquojatirdquo emergingWith AITv3 AMTv2 Buddhism Jainism Vedism and Hindu temple culture came south This was Agastyarsquos legendary historical migration southwards after causing the Vindhya mountain to bend On his shoulder yoke kavad he carried Mount Kailasa and the Ganga river which even today inspires the pyramidal roofs and ponds of temple architecture This is why many mountains and rivers of the south are called DaksinKailas and DakshinGanga This is why the holiest Hindu sites including historical homes of Ram Krishna and Shiva are in North India or rather in AryavartaThe author writes and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times Reach him at devduttpattanaikmiddaycom