The Rig Veda : A Historical Analysis
| Acknowledgements |
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So far as the first section of this book is concerned, I have little to acknowledge to anyone (except, of course, the Vedic RSis themselves, and the modern scholars responsible for fundamental books on the Rigveda.
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| Preface |
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In our earlier book, we had taken up the subject of the Aryan invasion theory in all its aspects, and conclusively established that India was the original homeland of the Indo-European family of languages.
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| Section I : The Rigveda |
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The AnukramaNIs or Indices of the Rigveda provide us with the most basic information about each of the 1028 hymns of the Rigveda.
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| Section II : Beyond The Rigveda |
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So far, we have examined the history of the Vedic Aryans on the basis of the Rigveda. This history is important in a wider context: the context of the history of the Indo-Iranians, and, further, the history of the Indo-Europeans.
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| Section III : Appendices |
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The Rigveda, as we have seen in this book, contains a veritable treasury of information which sheds light on the early history of the Vedic Aryans, and of the Indo-Europeans as a whole.
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