WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Who Were the Aryans? In Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-European language, the word Aryan refers to “the noble ones.” The Aryans migrated from their ancestral home near the Caucusus mountains, north of the Black Sea in Central Asia (near modern day Russia). They entered the Indus Valley through the fabled Khyber Pass.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse collection of Indo-European peoples speaking Indo-Aryan languages in the Indian subcontinent. Historically, Aryans were the Indo-Iranian speaking pastoralists who migrated from Central Asia into South Asia and introduced the Proto-Indo-Aryan language.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indo-Aryan Migration (1800-1500 BCE) These Indo-Aryans were a branch of the Indo-Iranians, who originated in present-day northern Afghanistan. By 1500 BCE, the Indo-Aryans had created small herding and agricultural communities across northern India.