Were we really invaded by the Aryans at all? The Aryans were supposedly a tribe of horse-riding nomads from Eurasia that spoke a proto Indo-European language and invaded India about 1700BC, destroying a significantly advanced native, urban Indus Valley civilization. This basic premise was then used by the German archaeologist Gustafo Kossina to deduce that the Aryans were a master race of Indo-Europeans with very Nordic features, and direct ancestors of the Germans as well. It is of course of great importance, that Herr. Kossina was highly favoured by Hitler. The word Aryan is really based on the Sanskrit word Arya meaning pure or good. In the Vedas, the good people were called Aryans, and there was no mention of them being a different, and superior race. What reasons do we have to question this Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT)?
- It has been proved that the Vedas and other manuscripts of the Vedic civilization that was supposedly established by the Aryans in about 1200BC are actually much older, and dated closer to 3000BC and the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. If this is indeed the case, there is no mention in the Vedic literature of any invasion or upheaval of any kind.
- If the Aryans really did invade, one would have expected mention of a homeland, or a land of the forefathers - but there is no such mention in Vedic literature of any kind. The vedic literature only mention a few rivers and mountains, specifically the Sarasvati as the homeland, which gives a sense that the true homeland of these peoples was in the Indus Valley.
- Recent archaelogical evidence has indicated that the Indus Valley Civilization was brought to an end due to a combination of drought and devastating floods rather than a violent confontation of any kind.