Aryans vs. Dravidians" is a Myth | Dr. Subramanian Swamy ji Was the mingling with the 'war-like Aryans (Van Loon)' voluntary or forced? His followers, upon misbehaving, became the victims of God's anger, resulting in the Great Flood of 2350BC. Early Dravidian influence accounts for several of the innovative traits in Indic better than any internal explanation that has been proposed. All other higher numerals are borrowed from Sanskrit. The participants being the Jews, Christians Muslims and the Hindus, it was decided, with the agreement of more than 50 well known historians, that the Aryan Invasion Theory be called the Aryan Migration Theory. dark complexion with a yellowish tinge; hair on face scanty; stature short or below average; nose broad; face characteristically flat; eyelids often oblique. Basu et al. The linguists did not achieve success until Napoleon Bonaparte came along and conquered Egypt in 1779, brought home, a Rosetta Stone, that enabled the linguists to decipher the Egyptian script. In contrast, South Dravidian had a three-way distinction in the singular (masculine, feminine, neuter) and a two-way distinction in the plural (human, nonhuman). It was used by him to include a specific group of people who are native speakers of 19th century Indo-European languages. At the most,the word refers to group of people who have similar societal way of living, in contrast to the opponents, who were called 'Anarya'. All the historians belonged to the white race, the Europeans. Aryan There are many different styles of sari draping varying across regions and communities. The meaning of the word Arya is given as 'noble' in English dictionaries. There are evidences that many rituals which may seem Hindu today has been loaned from a prior tribal source. [51], Recent studies have shown that the proto-Dravidians were descendants of neolithic farmers, who are suggested to have migrated from the Zagros Mountains in modern-day Iran to northern South Asia some 10,000 years ago. In this, they have failed miserably to locate a single European country that could provide the required qualifications - culture and language. Birbal's reaction was in response to the King's decision not to reward a person who stood the whole night in a cold water-pool, finding an excuse that a candle was burning in a far-away window, and that he was getting heat from that light! The Aryans had no respect for the Indian culture and treated the natives as slaves. The basic forms of numerals have neuter (others) agreement; a human suffix *-war or a derivative thereof is added to numeral roots when they classify the human category. It is now upto the people of the sub-continent, whether they should fight amongst each other making COLOR an issue, thus, supporting the Divide & Rule policy of their past rulers, indirecly, in your words, the International Aryan League. It includes Caucasians and also their sub-race. I guess, the writers or speakers of the IVC script rode horses at the Indus. Dravidian languages evolved from Proto-Dravidian language. The white race that entered India was called Aryan, because they came via Iran. The name Dravida is the name of the people speaking a [40] There are also hundreds of Dravidian loanwords in Indo-Aryan languages, and vice versa. It has always been used as an adjective in the Hindu books and scriptures. The historians toiled for decades now,to locate their own ancestors, who could be the supposed owners of a Mother Tongue, that became a basis for, at least, all the Indo-European languages. [15][41] In the 1990s, Renfrew and Cavalli-Sforza have also argued that Proto-Dravidian was brought to India by farmers from the Iranian part of the Fertile Crescent,[14][42][43][note 1] but more recently Heggerty and Renfrew noted that "McAlpin's analysis of the language data, and thus his claims, remain far from orthodoxy", adding that Fuller finds no relation of Dravidian language with other languages, and thus assumes it to be native to India. He notes that there are two scenarios for the origin and spread of Dravidians. If the historians had stopped at creating the invaders, it would have been accepted as normal event, as there were other intruders into India as well. aryan vs dravidian features [72], Linguist Asko Parpola writes that the Indus script and Harappan language are "most likely to have belonged to the Dravidian family". Alexander Cunningham, then Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India, saw characters written on seals that had been found in the rubble'. Only accusative (*-ay, *-n), dative (*-[n]kk), and possibly locative can be reconstructed for Proto-Dravidian. The Europeans went to South Africa. Up, Drowsy Driving vs. There are three subgroups within the Dravidian language family: North Dravidian, Central Dravidian, and South Dravidian, matching for the most part the corresponding regions in the Indian subcontinent. The samples analysed by Narasimhan et al. What is the origin of the word Dravidian? The Dravidian language family is one of the oldest in the world. Thus, Zebu or Bos Indicus cattle did not come from the West, if anything, it is related to the cattle East of the Indus. i.e. Dravidian vs Indo-Aryan? : r/AskHistorians - reddit [46], Several studies have shown that the Indian subcontinent harbours two major ancestral components,[24][47][48] namely the Ancestral North Indians (ANI) which is broadly related to West Eurasians and the Ancestral South Indians (ASI) which is clearly distinct from ANI. The East India Company specially recruited people of such caliber as Max Muller (1847) and Pandit Taranath (1866), to make such translations that would be detrimental to Hindu culture. The work-men used the stones from these ruins to provide coarse gravel for the rail-road bed. Stella Kramrisch (1976), The Hindu Temple Volume 1 & 2, Tillotson, G. H. R. (1997). that is " they come from south russia through iran" not "from iran", persians are a semitic people, original aryans were probabely an Ural-Altaic people since if u study the history u will see that almost every white immigration has begun from that vicinity, the mahabratara (or what ever is its name!) This system is preserved by the languages of Central Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian (other than Telugu). This is very valuable material. Aryavrita, Aryadesh, Aryalok, Aryasamaj and Aryarit. When they get older, around the age when puberty begins, they transition to a langa voni or half-sari, which is composed of a skirt tied at the waist along with a cloth draped over a blouse. In the Buddhist Jataka story known as Akiti Jataka there is a mention to Damila-rattha (Tamil dynasty). I am, perhaps, missing the point, Ben, that you are trying to make, please clarify. Thread: Aryan vs Dravidians - A Myth by Dr. Dr. Subramanian Swamy. These conquerors were interested in conquering parts in North India, dismantling the local cultures and pushing the indigenous Dravidian tribes of Dravidians towards thesouth. Thus, the ground work was already laid when Lord Macaulay visited India around 1835 to study the educational needs of the Indians. [93] The Agamas are Tamil and Sanskrit scriptures chiefly constituting the methods of temple construction and creation of murti, worship means of deities, philosophical doctrines, meditative practices, attainment of sixfold desires and four kinds of yoga. HYDERABAD: The great Indian divide along north-south lines now stands blurred. [127] Among some communities, young girls received preliminary training up until the onset of puberty. In complex sentences, the main verb clause occupies the final position and is preceded by subordinate clauses that end in nonfinite verbs (those that are perfective, durative, conditional, concessive, and so on). A C Bouquet in Comparative Religion - They were people very much the type of our Scandinavian fore-fathers, hard-fighting, heavy-drinking folk. Ancient Dravidian religion constituted of an animistic and non-Vedic form of religion which may have influenced the gamas, Vedic and non-Vedic texts[92] which post-date the Vedic texts. "[10] They may have been indigenous to the Indian subcontinent,[11][12][13] but origins in, or influence from, western Asia have also been proposed. It must be, because we are Aryans the Barbarians, and Dravidians the Squat Creatures! Imagine being a Kashmiri/Punjabi aryan and sharing a country with people who look like this. What meaning would you derive from these information? Some scholars consider this type as representing the Proto-Dravidian gender system. The gender-number-person categories of the subject phrase in a sentence are reflected as the final constituent of certain finite verbs, as demonstrated by Tamil avan1 va-nt-n2 (literally he1 come-past-person2) he1 came2. Malayalam has lost this agreement feature in finite verbs. The study further showed that the native South Asians, north and south, form a unique group distinct from "Australo-Melanesians". The obvious questions would be, whether the river was live and flowing as described in the Rigveda in 1000 BC, or even when the Aryans descended upon India in 1500 BC? Dravidians are dark skinned.The Aryans living in India are enjoying the fruits of the skills and knowledge of the Indus peuple who are Dravidians. [94] The worship of village deities, as well as sacred flora and fauna in Hinduism is recognised as a survival of the pre-Vedic Dravidian religion. Original Sanskrit scriptures are only found in India. Whatever the purpose of these societies, the universities were not to be left behind. He clarifies that 'it was by no means did the Portuguese enjoy a monopoly. Aryans are white skinned. [106] Tolkappiyar refers to the Three Crowned Kings as the "Three Glorified by Heaven", (Tamil: , Vpuka Mvar). The framers of the fiction of the Aryans still had some way to go. The present population is over 1000 million. The Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) was part of the Divide & Rule Policy, which was carried out very successfully. The third century BCE onwards saw the development of large Dravidian empires like Chera, Chola, Pandyan, Chutu, Rashtrakuta, Vijayanagara, Pallava, Chalukya, Hoysala, Kingdom of Mysore and smaller kingdoms like Ay, Alupa, Western Ganga, Eastern Ganga, Kadamba, Kalabhra, Andhra Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Western Chalukya, Eastern Chalukya, Sena, Kakatiya, Reddy, Mysore, Jaffna, Travancore, Venad, Cochin, Cannanore, Calicut and the Nayakas. Theres some overlap of language with culture, but on the whole, there are huge commonalities of And you are quite right, it is the innocent that needed to prove that he is not Aryan the Barbarian nor Aryan the Illiterate! The changing conditions for survival in the last 175 years, brought self-interest in the fore-front, in turn created protective societies, that came to be known as 'caste system, which is a sickness in the body 'Hinduism'. The information below may be of some help to understand better. He also looked for the word 'arya' (Aryan), and possible meaning attached to it. According to Narasimhan et al. David Frawley, a historian, too, expressed his amazement at the 'changing scenario' in the following words: 'There is a vast literature without archeology or even geography (home) for the Vedic Aryans, where as, vast archeology without literature for the literate Harrappans! Webfour major language families of this region are Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Munda, and Tibeto-Burman. Das needs to clarify what he means by 'Aryanisation of India'. But, now, the termite infested cupboard was falling apart. Thus, today, Aztec, Inca and Mayan civilizations are in name only. Direction: Although not a very important topic, however, UPSC can ask about language and culture-related themes based on this issue. Thank you, Mr Shah, for appreciating. Many literary works were composed in Carnatic style and it soon spread wide in the Dravidian regions. [6] Dravidian peoples are also present in Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Myanmar, East Africa, the Caribbean, and the United Arab Emirates through recent migration. The last Ice-Age commenced to recede 10000 years ago (8000 BC). He wanted Ghadhiji to under-take movement to abolish the caste system. The British adopted different tactics, resulted in the now famous policy of Divide and Rule. It was decided that the area south of the Vindhya would be suitable. Ghadhiji couldn't oblige, and that was a great disappointment for Ambedkarji. Vedic Sapt-Rishis going around the world with their troupe of helpers, or 20 tribes from the East, only 12 reached its destination, or the westward movements of the Jews, Christians, Parsis, Aghakhanis from persecution, as well as Greeks, Romans and the Chinese coming to Takshila and Nalanda, followed by the children of Japheth and Shem to rule, must have left behind some genetic imprint that can be matched with our friends from the West. Due to the complexity of draping the sari, younger girls start with a skirt called a pavada. Apparently all the forms were in use dialectally in Proto-Dravidian. Dravidians follow Hinduism more religiously as compared to Aryans. "[10] The most noteworthy scholar making such claims is Asko Parpola,[18] who did extensive research on the IVC-scripts. [25] According to Narasimhan et al., this mixed population, which probably was native to the Indus Valley Civilisation, contributed significantly to both the ANI and ASI, the formation of which took shape during the 2nd millennium BCE. In fact, until the late 19th century most Kerala women did not wear any upper garments, or were forced to by law, and in many villages, especially in tribal communities, the sari is worn without the blouse. a pictographic and linear script, as far back as 1556. This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:46. The cattle from Eurasia, popular names being Longhorn and Hereford, have more or less plain back. As the term is commonly used in India today, Aryans are considered to be those who dont hail from India but instead came to India in 1500 BC from southern Russia and Iran. "[7] Krishnamurti further states that South Dravidian I (including pre-Tamil) and South Dravidian II (including pre-Telugu) split around the eleventh century BCE, with the other major branches splitting off at around the same time. He then went on to separate them age-wise. Thus, the statement that we stated off with is not applicable to the people of South India. The above information was completely negated by two teams of researchers, American and Indian, stating that , 'the South Indians possesses a distinct genetic pattern not found anywhere else in the world' (India West - Oct 30, 2009). [123] Dance forms such as Bharatanatyam are based on older temple dance forms known as Catir Kacceri, as practised by courtesans and a class of women known as Devadasis.[124]. The people of India, only 200 million in 1835, fully justified both words, and so confirmed by Lord Macaulay's statement to the British Parliament on Feb 2, 1835 (see elsewhere). Aryan and Dravidian was the British colonial propaganda, they used this theory to attack basic of Hinduism and Indian nationalism. No such thing ha [86] While J. Bloch and M. Witzel believe that the Indo-Aryans moved into an already Dravidian-speaking area after the oldest parts of the Rig Veda were already composed. [101][102] The Sangam landscape was classified into five categories, thinais, based on the mood, the season and the land. reComparison, reCompare, ComparisonEngine and the "vs" symbol are trademarks of MicroTier, Inc, Sign India has always been known for its mixed tribes. Srinivasa According to David McAlpin and his Elamo-Dravidian hypothesis, the Dravidian languages were brought to India by immigration into India from Elam (not to be confused with Eelam), located in present-day southwestern Iran. [103] The king was 'the representative of God on earth' and lived in a "koyil", which means the "residence of a god". However Raghavan and Bulbeck et al., while noting the distinct differences of South Asian from Andamanese and Australoid crania, explain that this is not in conflict with genetic evidence showing a partial common ancestry and genetic affinity between South Asians and the native Andamanese, stating that "the differences may be in part due the greater craniometric specialisation of South Asians compared to Andamanese". Siddhanta Publications. Once, it was decided among the wise and the learned that, as it has become necessary, Agatsya Muni should be authorized to locate an area where educational activities can be carried out, in safety and in peace. Major Yeats-Brown, in his book Pageant of India, states in a literary fashion as follows : The budding was in the unknown mother-land, somewhere in the uplands of central Asia, whence these tall, blue-eyed people sallied forth in search of grazing lands. Thanks for sharing. Anon 02/27/2023 (Mon) 14:04:37 ID: 55a153 No. [10] They may have been indigenous to the Indian subcontinent,[11][12][13] but origin in, or influence from, Western Asia have also been proposed. Dravidians are in fact the original inhabitants of India, the Aryans were Pastoral Herders from Kazakhstan and Siberia [code ](Andronovo culture)[/ They were certainly not the Aryans the Conquistadores of the 'A World History' nor the Dravidians, docile little brown men of Van Loon. The journey was going on smoothly, suddenly they came across an obstacle - a competion was on between Mount Vindhya and Mount Meru - who is the tallest? The Aryans had no word for brick in their language. The major grammatical categories are nouns and verbs. It is hypothesized that the proto-Elamo-Dravidian language, most likely originated in the Elam province in southwestern Iran, spread eastwards with the movement of farmers to the Indus Valley and the Indian sub-continent.". Main Types of Ethnological Groups in India Drunk Driving: Awake at the Wheel. The subject matter was, by a simple stroke of pen, changed from Annihilation to Assimilation. These people were Home-less, made transit stops before entering India. "[44], As a proto-language, the Proto-Dravidian language is not itself attested in the historical record. [117][118][119] Traditional Dravidian architecture and symbolism are also based on Agamas. Dravidian Influence on Indo-Aryan With the growing influence of Persian and Sufi music on Indian music, a clear distinction in style appeared from the 12th century onwards. The Jesuits and other Christian missionaries were there too. Hari, it was a search for a Mother Language from which all the Indo-European languages were born, including Sanskrit. They destroyed the cities they entered and left the ruins to decay. The meaning categories are male human (man), female human (woman), human (people), and others, the last contrasting with the three former categories. Kollywood and Tollywood produce most films in India.[125]. The word Aryans was brutally used by Hitler during world war second to attain exclusion of Jews and other ethnicities from a specific group of Germans. Whether, one considered the area of origin around the Caspian Sea, or the foothills of the Caucasus, or any part of Russia or Europe, most of the areas were depopulated because of ice. Both southern and northern groups are most similar to each other, but also show deep relations to populations of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Over many centuries a fusion of. Web-Dravidians are not very well-versed in Hindi. Perhaps, you may like to answer, presently, why people of the same color are fighting and killing each other in the Middle East, Africa and Eurasia? The Europeans have been looking for a Mother-Tongue in a far-away places instead of at the source. One cannot have a better example of the historicity of the event that occurred few years after, as well as the scientific knowledge to be able to forecast an event with such accuracy.
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