الإنجليزية 1426

For well over seven decades two theories have been blinding our vision of India`s past, viz. that (i) there was an `Aryan Invasion` of India; and (ii) the invaders destroyed the Hrappan civilization which became extinct. Resurrecting the `Aryan Invasion/ Migration` theory, a stalwart writes: `One Thing seems certain; the speakers of Vedic sanskrit came from elsewhere. This conclusion comes from -------Indo-European words for trees which are species such as birch, Scotch pine, linden, alder and oak. These are plants from a temperate environment and the fact that their names are shared among the early languages of the family suggests a homeland in this environment. About Author : A World- renowned archaeologist,,the author was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1968 to 1972. In the latter year, when he was only 51, he took voluntary retirement to pursue his research programmes independently. First he joined Jiwaji University, Gwalior, as a Professor and later the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, of which he was also the Director. Professor Lal`s excavations cover a very wide range- from palaeolithic times to early historical.