The Rgveda clearly reflects the picture of a highly complex society in the full blaze of civilisation.

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Ghosh, B.K., ‘The Origin of the Indo-Aryans’, in Bhattacharya, K., (ed.), The Cultural Heritage of India, vol. I : The Early Phases, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Calcutta, 1958, p. 137. in Danino, M. (2010). The lost river : on the trail of the Sarasvatī. Penguin Books India.

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