[Ind-Arch] Aryan invasion story 'a western myth'

May 31, 2008

These

Daha people belonged to the southern part of Iran. I then came across

references to the tribe called " Dahamarda " stayingin the Seistan

province of Afghanistan. Dasas of the Rig-Vedic lore were the people

from Seistan, Afghanistan.The Afganistan connection of Rg Veda was suggested earlier by many scholars, prominent among them is S B Roy. For eg., he is quoted by wikipedia:

" Dr S.B. ROY WRITES: " In Indian tradition, the connection between the Vasishtas and the Saka-Kambojas-Pahlavas-Yavanas armies (Iranian) is well known. Vasishtha took their help in his fight against Kshatriya king Viswamitra

of Kanyakubja. In another well known episode, Vasishtha saved the

armies of the Iranian Sakas-Kambojas-Yavanas-Pahlavas-Paradas, from the

wrath of great Indo-Aryan king Sagara (Vishnu Purana 3.3.42-9; See also

Pargiter, AIHT, pp 206-207, 268). These famous episodes suggest that

Vasishtha was of Indo-Iranian origin. The Vasistha origin could be

traced to those ancient Vedic and Indo-Iranian days when their locale was in Kamboja or Kamdesh in Nuristan--modern

Kafirstan......The Iranian " Kamboja " was probably the land of origin of

the Vasisthas. It is clear beyond doubt that many important Rig Vedic Hymns (by Vasisthas, Atris, Gotmas etc) were composed in Afghanistan (Gandhara/Kamboja) when the Rigvedic Aryans had not yet crossed the river Sindhu (2500-2000 BC) " (See: Mohenjodaro And the Ravana of Lanka: A New Hypothesis, 1982, p 41-42, S. B. Roy) "

Rajesh Kochchar copies heavily from S B Roy and this is exposed in the following web links : http://india.indymedia.org/en/2003/03/3810.shtmlhttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/feb252001/581.pdf

Bactria reveals the same kind of pottery as Arkaim at about the same time and the forts of Arkaim are often called Mandala forts , referring to those described in Afganistan. Meanwhile, MW posts an article on Purs in EJVS, which concludes the conquest of most Purs have essentially occurred only during the span of two generations, the in fighting amongst the Aryan tribes already settled in Punjab occurring simultaneously. Kutsa and Divodasa fought with the Purs in the mountain regions whereas Kutsa's son Purukutsa fought with Purs in the plains east of Indus- these purs are called :old purs' Divodasa's son Sudas was simultenously challenging and fighting the other Aryan tribes (Dasa rajya yuddha)

However, I understand from some websites that MW had to agree to the Indian origin of Aryans in a 2006 conference. http://rajeev2004.blogspot.com/2006/07/stop-press-witzel-accepts-aryan.html

Please respond. Kishore patnaik