Aryan Invaders

Aryan Comes in Sub-Continent

Aryans are believed to be warrior nomads. Who come from eastern Europe and central Asia.

Crossing Iranian Plateau they entered sub-continent. They were tall , fair- haired  with sharp features,

These warlike pastoral Aryans come to the Indus valley in search of meadows for their herds. The people of Indus Valley were peaceful , they were not trained for war, therefore , they could not protect themselves. Many towns were destroyed by Aryans, local people fled away. Aryans had no knowledge of  reading or writing. A large scale   massacre had taken place at Harrapa and Moenjo Daro by invading armies of nomads, skeletal remains were found in grouping  with orderly burials.

Aryans considered that that were superior to local people whom they had defeated. Infact, Aryans learnt many things from local people like farming, reading  writing and many other skills. Aryans were rural, while the local people were civilized and urban.

Aryan worshipped personified natural powers. The famous Vedas , the oldest Indian religion contained , sacrificial hymns to gods of the sky,  sun, morning, storm, rivers and others.

At the start Aryans  settled in Punjab but later on they shifted to Ganges Valley. By the time their religion began to change. They considered themselves superior. They divided their society into four classes or  main castes, Brahmans (Priests and teachers),  Kshatriyas (Warriors and leaders) , Vaishyas ( land owner, trader, artisans )and shudras (slaves). The caste system was not rigid in early times, Brahmans felt they might lose their hold on society, so they fixed caste system, one could not change his caste.

Although the caste injustices were abolished during British rule, but they could not be eradicated from the grassroot level.( Source: History)