Vedic literature and linguistic analysis are the only sources for the Aryans’ home, as there is no archaeological evidence. The original homland of the Aryans is a dibatable point among the scholars. However, there are multiple theories exist regarding the original habitat of the Aryans –
Opinion-1 ‘Aryans were outsiders’
Region
Historians
Arctic region
B. G. Tilak
Central Asia
Maxmüller
European (as belonging to the Indo-European language group)
William Jones
Hungary
Peter Giles
Tibet
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Himalayas (Manas)
Dr. K. K. Sharma
Gondwana region
Chempakaraman Pillai
Kirghiz steppe region south of Siberia
Carl Georg von Brandenstein
Opinion-2: ‘The Aryans were Indians’
Region
Historians
The region along the banks of the Devika River in Multan
Ganganath Jha, D. S. Trivedi, B. B. Lal (present) etc.
Kashmir and the Terai region in the northwest of the Himalayas
