INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -a It is accepted that the word ‘yava’ in the oldest texts including the Rigveda applied to any type of grain that was grounded into flour. Yet many Indologists treat the word as meaning specifically barley.

Detailed explanation-2: -Barley (known as Yava in both Vedic and Classical Sanskrit) is only crop which has been mentioned many times in Rigveda and other Indian scriptures as one of the principal grains in ancient India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yava which is also known as Barley is rich with essential nutrients like protein, dietary fiber and other micronutrients. It is having low amount of fat which is beneficial to decrease chances of lifestyle diseases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earliest forms of barley are found in the Middle East. In the Indian subcontinent, it has been found more than 8000 years BP in Mehrgarh and later in Kalibangan, Mohenjodaro, Chhanudaro etc. From the Rigveda down to 500 BCE, barley was the main staple grain found in Sanskrit literature-the life giving “yava”.

Detailed explanation-5: -accepted yava as the Sanskrit word for barley; however, the word yavagoo. means rice gruel, sour gruel made from rice or any other grain, such as barley.