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On several X accounts and YouTube channels in Bengal, there is a leftist and Christian missionary narrative claiming that Bengal is "Anarya" (non-Aryan) land. This argument is partly based on a verse in the Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra, which advises people from other states to avoid entering Bengal. However, this text also includes Punjab in this prohibition. According to leftist historians, Punjab was considered an Aryan land, so why was there such a restriction? To understand the origins of the name "Vanga" (Bengal), we can look at the Mahabharata, where Vanga is described as the son of Rishi Dirghatamas, who ruled the land of Bengal. It is his territory. In the Aitareya Aranyaka, we find a reference suggesting that five states abstained from participating in a certain Yajna and were thus considered to have "crossed a limit." However, this isn’t necessarily a prohibition. Other Shastric references indicate that a Brahmin from another region should perform pra...

In the past 2-3 years, some YouTube-based historians have claimed that Buddhism is older than Sanatan Dharma. Their arguments typically include the following points:   1. The oldest manuscript of the Vedas is 600 years old.   2. The Ramayana mentions Buddha.   3. Hinduism has no archaeological evidence older than 800 years.   Let’s examine these claims with historical facts:   How old are the Vedas? Yes, it is true that the oldest surviving manuscript of the Rig Veda is about 600 years old. However, the Vedas are part of an oral tradition, not originally written texts, which is why they are referred to as Shruti Shastra (scriptures heard and transmitted orally). So, how can we determine the age of the Vedas?   1.Astronomical Evidence:    Astronomers recently identified what may be the oldest recorded mention of a solar eclipse in the Rig Veda. This reference corresponds to an eclipse that occurred approximately 6,000 ...