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Tilak Bal Gangadhar: Arktička pradomovina Veda

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Arktička pradomovina Veda

Tilak Bal Gangadhar

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak: The Arctic Homeland of the Vedas

The book Arctic Homeland of the Vedas (1903) by the Indian scholar Tilak presents the hypothesis that the ancient Aryans, the authors of the Rigveda, came from the Arctic region. Although controversial, the book remains important in the study of Vedic texts and Indian history.

Tilak bases his thesis on Vedic texts, astronomical references, and mythological descriptions to support the idea that the ancestral homeland of the Aryans was in the far north, near the North Pole, before they migrated to the Indian subcontinent.

Tilak analyzes Vedic evidence of long polar days and nights, which points to a region where the Sun six months do not set, characteristic of the Arctic. It describes Vedic mythology, such as the stories of Indra and Vritra, as allegories of natural phenomena such as the aurora borealis and darkness. He also uses astronomical data from the Rigveda, such as the positions of the stars, to date the texts and relate them to the period around 4500–2500. ex. BC, placing them in the context of climatic changes after the Ice Age.

The book also deals with the linguistic and cultural links between the Indo-European peoples, suggesting that the Aryans brought their traditions from the Arctic to India. Tilak's hypothesis caused controversy, but it is significant for its interdisciplinary analysis and contribution to discussions about the origin of Indo-European peoples.

 

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