A topic that stirs up controversy in India is the development of IndoAryan languages, and specifically the idea that speakers of an early form of Sanskrit arrived in India between 2000 and 1500 BCE. While the linguistic argument is probably the strongest for the theory of an IndoAryan migration into South Asia, genetic evidence gathered so far supports it. In this video, other theories like the Aryan Invasion Theory and the Out of India Theory will be examined, along with the claims of Abhijit Chavda concerning the genetic evidence for or against migration of this language group into India.

Errata: At 51:06, I said "mostly Iranian farmerrelated," when I should have said "mostly Iranian huntergathererrelated."

►LEAVE A COMMENT
Be respectful and courteous to other commenters.
Challenge the argument, not the person.
Claims that are backed by evidence will get more traction.
If your comment does not appear, try again with different words. YouTube sometimes glitches and comments don't go through. Or they might flag your comment as potentially inappropriate.

►DOWNLOAD Professor Miano's free ebooklet: "Why Ancient History Matters":
https://mailchi.mp/a402112ea4db/whya...

►SUBSCRIBE to the World of Antiquity YouTube Channel for great travel videos about ancient ruins and ancient history museums.

► SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
Supporters get access to behindthescenes videos, earlyrelease videos, course discounts and more!   / worldofantiquity  

FTC Disclaimer Notice: Some of the links here may be affiliate links, meaning that if you click on them and purchase something on another website, I get a small commission. It doesn't cost you any extra, but I thought you should know! It does help support the channel.

► REFERENCES
Recommended books on ancient India:
Singh, History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: https://amzn.to/35MViln
Thapar: History of Early India: https://amzn.to/3tTkFtJ

The genetic studies:
2004: https://www.cell.com/currentbiology/...
2006: https://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0...
2006: https://www.academia.edu/19343333/In_...
2006: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16893...
2008: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
2009: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19058...
2009: https://www.nature.com/articles/jhg20...
2009: https://scihub.se/10.1038/nature08365
2010: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
2010: https://www.cell.com/currentbiology/...
2011: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
2012: https://scihub.se/10.1007/s12038012...
2012: https://file.scirp.org/Html/17707.html
2013: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23932...
2013: https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetic...
2015: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
2015: https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/ope...
2017: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/...
2017: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas...
2017: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...
2018: https://scihub.se/https://doi.org/10...
2019: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
2019: https://scihub.se/10.1126/science.aa...
2019: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
2020: https://bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.co...
2021: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
2021: https://scihub.se/10.1007/s00438020...
2021: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

Articles about David Reich:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/ma...

About Niraj Rai's press conference comments:
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/...
https://thewire.in/thesciences/rakhi...

One historian's perspective on the Hindutva view of history:
   • Audrey Truschke — Hindutva History an...  

Professor Miano's handy guide for learning, "How to Know Stuff," is available here:
https://www.amazon.com/HowKnowStuff...