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Other scholars, when they deign to notice the evidence in the PurANas in respect of the indigenous origin of the Aryans and their expansion outside India, tend to dismiss this evidence as irrelevant on the ground that it is allegedly contradictory to the evidence of the Rigveda.

— Shrikant Talageri The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis (2000)

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The essence of Tony Joseph's book is the new "genetic evidence".

To paraphrase himself: “give Witzel one archaeological site, and he will produce a comprehensive dictionary, complete with etymological analysis, of its language”.

Michael Witzel – An Examination of his Review of my Book (2001)

The family MaNDalas can be divided into Early Family MaNDalas (VI, III, VII) and Later Family MaNDalas (IV, II, V).

The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis (2000)

Pargiter’s examination of traditional history produces a picture which tallies perfectly with our theory. He describes the expansion of the Aryans from the region around Allahabad into the northwest and beyond in great detail.

The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis (2000)

Witzel’s criticism of my book contains only two “substantial” objections: the issue of an allegedly “original” vs. an allegedly “interpolated” (present day) RV, and the issue of the Anukramanis as allegedly “late” and “unreliable”.

Michael Witzel – An Examination of his Review of my Book (2001)

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