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The question of which of us is Aryan is one of the most contentious in India today. In this eyeopeningbook, scholars and experts critically examine the Aryan issue by analysing history,genetics, early Vedic scriptures, archaeology and linguistics to test and challenge varioushypotheses, myths, facts and theories that are currently in vogue.Romila Thapar tackles the definition of the ’Aryan’ in her inimitable style by tracing theorigins and progression of the ’Aryans’ from old Iranian texts such as the Zend-Avesta,archaeological excavations and colonial interpretations made by Max Müeller. She alsotouches upon the following fields of enquiry: historiography, archaeology, linguistics,comparative mythology, social anthropology and, more recently, genetics. Michael Witzelinvestigates the origins of the early ’Aryans’ within and outside India. Jaya Menon examinesdata from excavations of Harappan culture. Kai Friese lucidly explains the Rakhigarhiresearch which has been talked about a lot in the recent past and Razib Khan providesinsights arising from research into genetics.
