Update on the Aryan Invasion Debate

by Koenraad Elst

revisionist discussion of Aryan invasion, early Indian history

342 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1999

About the author

Flemish writer and orientalist (without institutional affiliation).

Koenraad Elst was an editor of the New Right Flemish nationalist journal Tekos 1992 to 1995 and also contributed to other Flemish seperatist publications like Nucleus, 't Pallieterke, Secessie and The Brussels Journal.

Koenraad Elst is one of the most well-known western writers to actively defend the Hindutva movement.

Reviews

[Vinay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aryan Invasion theory now called as Aryan migration theory was based on the linguistic assumption that people that spoke Proto-Indo-European came from Steppe grasslands into India, Iran and Europe. This justifies that the so called upper caste of India such as Brahmins were outsiders and not natives. They colonized Indian natives similar to European settlers of Americas. This book does a good job of counter some of the assumptions made. It doesn’t counter Indo-European connections and the language family challenges that there was no invasion and whether the migration was significant to change Indian culture as claimed.

[Lasic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Small book on Aryan invasion theory. Enjoyed it.