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Eastern India and Aryavarta

By Haran Chandra Chakladar

Vol. 4 · No. 1March - 1928pp. 84–101English

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Eastern India and Aryavarta

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This study challenges conventional narratives by demonstrating that Eastern India was integral to Vedic Aryan civilization from its earliest phases, countering the notion of it being a non-Aryan or later-migrant region. Literary, philological, and anthropological evidence collectively affirm the presence of Vedic Aryans in the east before the maturation of Vedic culture, supported by distinct traditions and the migration patterns of Indo-Aryans. The analysis underscores the dynamic expansionist ethos of the Vedic people, driven by ritualistic needs and the region's natural resources, which facilitated their eastward movement. By reconciling textual and physical evidence, this work redefines the geographical and cultural scope of Vedic civilization, emphasizing Eastern India's foundational role in its development and the complex interplay of migration, settlement, and cultural synthesis.

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  • “Eastern India, it has been supposed, was inhabited by non-Aryan peoples in the Vedic age”
  • “They prove beyond doubt that even in the early Vedic age, before the advent of the Brihmana literature, Eastern India was in the occupation of the Vedic Aryans”
  • “The highly valued black antelope thus came to determine fivally whether a country was fit for Aryan settlement.”

Works cited in this article

  1. Tandya Mahabrihmana
  2. Tadttiriya Bamkita
  3. Aitareya Brikmana
  4. Rgveda Brahmanas
  5. Kavyamimamsa

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Vol. 4 · No. 1
1–14Jataka Gathas and Jataka CommentaryMaurice Winternitz14–22The Authorship of the NyayapravesaArthur Berriedale Keith23–30The Relation between Pali and ArdhamagadhiP. V. Bapat31–35A Copper-plate Charter of the Haihaya King Maharanaka Ratnadeva II of the Cedi year 878L. P. Pandeya Sharma36–43Philosophy of Vasubandhu in Vimsatika and TrimsikaSurendra Nath Das Gupta44–56Radha or the Ancient Ganga-rashtraNandu Lal Dey57–67Upanisad-vrataUmesh Chandra Bhattacharya68–77The Alleged Greek Influence on Hindu AstronomySukumar Ranjan Das78–83Ranjit Singh's Civil AdministrationNarendra Krishna Sinha84–101Eastern India and AryavartaHaran Chandra ChakladarCurrent article102–109Town-planning and House-building in Ancient India according to SilpasastrasK. Rangachari110–123Asoka's Rock Edicts I, VIII, IX and XIManindra Mohan Bose124–135The Battle of SoraturA. Venkatasubbiah135–145The Mauryan Invasion of the TamilakamSoma Sundara Desikar146–152Marriage in Jaina LiteratureKamta Prasad Jain153–160The Tali Inscriptions in the Cochin State and their ImportanceA. Govinda Warrier161–168MISCELLANY - Notes on (1) Sunyata and (2) the Middle PathLouis de La Vallée Poussin169–178To the East of SamatataPadmanath Buattacharyya179–182A Copperimage of Panca-mukhi (Five-faced) Vira-HanumanS. Hanumantha Rao182–187Ludders on the Literary Materials found in Eastern TurkistanBatakrishna Ghosh188–194ReviewsDianaga, Batakrishna Ghosh, Kaccayana195–197Select Conients of Oriental Journals198–201OBITUARY NOTICESF. E. Pargiter

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