The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis

DETAILS : 

• Author : Shrikant G. Talageri
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aditya Prakashan 
  
• Publication date :1 January 2004
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8177421492
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8177421491
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 750 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis is a seminal and highly controversial work by Shrikant G. Talageri. It is considered the foundational text for the "Out of India Theory" (OIT), which challenges the mainstream academic consensus of the "Aryan Invasion" or "Aryan Migration" Theory (AIT/AMT).

Talageri uses an internal, evidence-based analysis of the Rigveda—the oldest of the four Vedas—to argue that the Indo-European languages and culture originated in Northern India and spread outward to the West, rather than arriving from Central Asia.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Talageri is an independent scholar based in Mumbai. He is known for his meticulous, self-taught expertise in Vedic Sanskrit and comparative linguistics. His writing is characterized by a "polemical" style—he often directly confronts and deconstructs the arguments of his academic opponents.