UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2015 · Q2(c) · 15 marks
“Archaeology known of no Aryans only literature knows of Aryans.” Examine critically.
- Chapter
- Aryans and Vedic Period
- Topic
- The Aryan Question and the Vedic-Harappan Relationship
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