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...
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