Originally posted by: namrata1111
i m a researcher n archeologist by profession..i have dedicated my life in reasearch of ancient history of world..there was nothing imaginary or superstition in vedic civilization which originated in bharat.. ..their ervy rituals has a scientific reason... modern day research has proved it.there was no concept of idol worship in vedic times..they belived tht...GOD does not have any shape. he is nirakar. GOD is present ervywhere..much later when other civilizations came into existence than, vedic religion got influenced by them n started building huge idols of god... ..this is how idol worship came into vedic religion..hinduism is the mordern form of vedic religion.bharat or aryavrat (india)is not only related to bhagwan n spirituality but this is the country where the following originated..first civilization - vedicfirst language- Sanskritfirst medicinal therapy- Ayurvedafirst healing technique -yogasome of the scientific rituals of vedic times r still done today by hindus like...planting tulsi in ervy home, using shanka,importance of cow n several other rituals r related to health of human being...for example painful incurable disease called gangrene can b cured by cow's urine..mordern day reaserch has proved tht...none of the rituals in vedic civilization r imaginary or superstiotion... everything has scientific reason behind it....now i will tel u how india lost ervything...India was a superpower till 18th century, india was the hub of education, art, sceine,culture...the richest country of the world till 18th century.india had the world famous universities like nalanada..where students used to come from diff countries..thts the reason its was known as golden bird all over ther world.after that Britishers conquered India using their shameless unethical tactics ..n looted India's wealth n took it away to Britain in huge ships..they started teaching in Indian schools that the Aryan were foreigners who invaded india.. just to prove that the people living India r also forienger like the Britishers.Aryan invasion was a myth created by Britishers..so like this india lost all this glory..n Britishers dived this huge country in small countries..so india also lost the scientific way of doing everything in life,due to lack of knowledge about thier past..
Are you a vedic scholar or a general historian?
I'm curious because you factually state that the Vedic civilization is the first civilization. Popular assumption is usually that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization and historians debate on which of the ancient civilizations from the fertile basins (Indus, Nile, Mesopotamia and Yellow River) were the first. There are also Andean civilizations not as popularly known or studied.
In the history of religions, most civilizations did begin with nature/spiritual worship and spoken myth. Not just in India.
The Aryan migrations are also not a myth. The time frames, migration patterns and cultural impact have been debated and popular consensus has changed with time. It is definitely not the perfect theory, but it is not mythical either. How else would we explain the Indo-Germanic language trees and other similarities.