🧵 The Harappan Genome Study: The final nail in the coffin of the Aryan Invasion Theory!
A landmark study (Shinde et al., 2019) on ancient DNA from Rakhigarhi demolished AIT.
Here’s how genetics shattered the colonial lie! 🚨🔥
1/ For decades, the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) claimed that Indo-European languages & Vedic culture came to India via Central Asian "Aryan invaders" (~1500 BCE).
But in 2019, DNA from the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) exposed the truth.
A landmark study (Shinde et al., 2019) on ancient DNA from Rakhigarhi demolished AIT.
Here’s how genetics shattered the colonial lie! 🚨🔥
1/ For decades, the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) claimed that Indo-European languages & Vedic culture came to India via Central Asian "Aryan invaders" (~1500 BCE).
But in 2019, DNA from the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) exposed the truth.
2/ What was the study?
Led by Prof. Vasant Shinde (@ProfVasant) & a global research team, the study sequenced the first ancient Harappan genome from Rakhigarhi, the largest IVC site.
🚨 Result? NO Steppe (Aryan) ancestry in the Indus Valley Civilization.
Led by Prof. Vasant Shinde (@ProfVasant) & a global research team, the study sequenced the first ancient Harappan genome from Rakhigarhi, the largest IVC site.
🚨 Result? NO Steppe (Aryan) ancestry in the Indus Valley Civilization.
3/ So, who were the Harappans genetically?
The genome analysis showed that IVC people had:
✅ Indigenous South Asian hunter-gatherer ancestry
✅ Ancient Iranian-related lineage that split from Iranians >12,000 years ago!
NO Steppe, NO Aryan invasion! 🚫🏇
The genome analysis showed that IVC people had:
✅ Indigenous South Asian hunter-gatherer ancestry
✅ Ancient Iranian-related lineage that split from Iranians >12,000 years ago!
NO Steppe, NO Aryan invasion! 🚫🏇
4/ This is HUGE.
The Harappan genome matches modern Indians, proving genetic continuity—not replacement.
In fact, the study says:
🚨 "The largest source of ancestry for present-day South Asians is the same as that of IVC inhabitants."
The Harappan genome matches modern Indians, proving genetic continuity—not replacement.
In fact, the study says:
🚨 "The largest source of ancestry for present-day South Asians is the same as that of IVC inhabitants."
5/ Another shocker: Farming in South Asia was NOT introduced by West Asian migrants! 🚜
The Iranian-related ancestry in IVC came from a lineage that pre-dated agriculture.
Harappans developed farming independently, NOT through migration from Mesopotamia.
The Iranian-related ancestry in IVC came from a lineage that pre-dated agriculture.
Harappans developed farming independently, NOT through migration from Mesopotamia.
6/ This also debunks the "Aryan Migration" theory.
Steppe ancestry appears after 2000 BCE, long after the IVC peaked.
🔹 It came in small amounts.
🔹 It was limited to Northern India.
🔹 It did NOT replace existing populations.
Steppe ancestry appears after 2000 BCE, long after the IVC peaked.
🔹 It came in small amounts.
🔹 It was limited to Northern India.
🔹 It did NOT replace existing populations.
7/ The "Indus Periphery" individuals found in Iran & Central Asia were migrants from IVC, NOT the other way around!
IVC people traveled west, influencing these regions—but they remained genetically distinct.
IVC people traveled west, influencing these regions—but they remained genetically distinct.
8/ And what about the Vedas?
The Rig Veda describes the Sarasvati as a mighty river—matching its course before it dried up (~1900 BCE).
If "Aryans" arrived in 1500 BCE, how did they describe a river that had already disappeared? 🤔
9/ The evidence is clear:
✅ Harappans were ancestral to Indians.
✅ No Aryan invasion—Steppe ancestry came much later & had limited impact.
✅ Vedic culture developed in India, not brought from outside.
The Rig Veda describes the Sarasvati as a mighty river—matching its course before it dried up (~1900 BCE).
If "Aryans" arrived in 1500 BCE, how did they describe a river that had already disappeared? 🤔
9/ The evidence is clear:
✅ Harappans were ancestral to Indians.
✅ No Aryan invasion—Steppe ancestry came much later & had limited impact.
✅ Vedic culture developed in India, not brought from outside.
10/ This study proves:
🚨 Indians have an unbroken civilizational lineage from the IVC to today.
🚨 Sanatan Dharma, Sanskrit & the Vedas are INDIGENOUS to Bharat.
🚨 The colonial narrative of an "Aryan Invasion" is DEAD. 🔥
11/ The findings were published in Cell (2019), a top science journal.
Yet, mainstream academia hesitates to acknowledge what this means.
But the truth is out—our civilization is 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 🇮🇳
🚨 Indians have an unbroken civilizational lineage from the IVC to today.
🚨 Sanatan Dharma, Sanskrit & the Vedas are INDIGENOUS to Bharat.
🚨 The colonial narrative of an "Aryan Invasion" is DEAD. 🔥
11/ The findings were published in Cell (2019), a top science journal.
Yet, mainstream academia hesitates to acknowledge what this means.
But the truth is out—our civilization is 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 🇮🇳
12/ Share this thread to bust the Aryan Invasion Theory once and for all!
Time to reclaim our history with facts, science & pride. 🚩🔥
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Time to reclaim our history with facts, science & pride. 🚩🔥
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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