On 12 September, Dr Koenraad Elst sent the following open letter to archaeologist Kristian Kristiansen, linguist Guus Kroonen and geneticist Eske Willerslev, editors of the research collection The Indo-European Puzzle Revisited, 2023, and their publisher, Cambridge University Press.
A poor understanding of the caste system puts Indians on the backfoot as they fumble when the topic is brought up.
The genetic origins of Aryans is a distraction to keep the Indic side off balance and has little relevance outside of anthropological academic study.
Another case made for the Aryan Invasion Theory fails miserably.
India's turbulent past has been hidden while its prowess undermined by colonialists and neo-colonialists alike.
It is hard to believe that someone so knowledgeable could so easily be swayed by supremacist propaganda.
Two decades after initially releasing his book, the author still holds the same biases regarding AIT without having come to terms with recent developments.
Linguistics is a field far away from the wild speculations of folk etymology and while it may not have the relative certitude of the exact sciences, it is nevertheless a scientific enterprise that opponents of the Aryan Invasion Theory may do well to familiarize themselves with, if they hope to win the debate at some point in the future.
Ancient India's knowledge traditions were continuous & cumulative and it's a pity that young Indians know little of this vast intellectual heritage.
Maligned and associated with the Nazis, the Swastika symbol and the Aryan people have long been the sufferers of anti-Hindu rhetoric.