"The Kurgan people had to originate in Central Asia."

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“One of the paradoxes of India is its astonishing linguistic diversity compared with its cultural unity.”

“The present stage of research effectively permits tracing an Asian origin for the Indo-Europeans well before their dispersion.”

“Shiva, Varuna, Yama, Durga-Parvati, we already said it, are deities of IE origin, the rituals concerning fire, soma and the person of the king are equally of IE if not Indo-Iranian origin. But it is now obvious that the Indo-Aryans, upon arriving in India, have amply harvested the Harappan heritage and included its ritual customs in their own religion.”

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