01-12-2006, 08:51 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->What is more: the Puranas mention several emigrations. The oldest one explicitly described is by groups belonging to the Afghanistan-based Druhyu branch of the Aila/Saudyumna people, i.e. the Pauravasâ cousins, in the pre-Vedic or early Vedic period. They are said to have moved to distant lands and set up kingdoms there. Estimating our way through the dynastic (relative) chronology given in the Puranas, we could situate this emigration in the 5th millennium BC. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Acharya Chaturasen, a hindi writer and scholar, wrote a voluminous novel on the life and times of rAvaNa, titled "vayaM rakShAmaH"
First 10 or so chapters in the novel are purely historical, based on his own researches on ancient India, and he goes into great detail into vedic people, their migrations etc.
He specifically connects descendents of ilA (or idA, the "l" or "d" is pronounced more like marAtahI second "l", which explains why "idA" and "ilA" are often used interchangeably), called "aila", to the region of persia/mesopotamia. The above quote also connects "ailas" with migrations from India to distant lands. His derivation of the name Iran and also Iraq is from "ilA" or "idA" and not from "Arya" as Iranians tend to do nowadays. This derivation of name Iran from "Arya" is quite concocted, although Hauma had once mentioned some philological evidence.
purANAs do mention several "Avartas" within the "jambUdvIpa". "AryAvarta" is specifically identified with India. Others that are mentioned are "ilAvarta", "apavarta" etc. According to Acharya Chaturasen, ilAvarta is the west-persia/mesopotamia region.
Acharya Chaturasen, a hindi writer and scholar, wrote a voluminous novel on the life and times of rAvaNa, titled "vayaM rakShAmaH"
First 10 or so chapters in the novel are purely historical, based on his own researches on ancient India, and he goes into great detail into vedic people, their migrations etc.
He specifically connects descendents of ilA (or idA, the "l" or "d" is pronounced more like marAtahI second "l", which explains why "idA" and "ilA" are often used interchangeably), called "aila", to the region of persia/mesopotamia. The above quote also connects "ailas" with migrations from India to distant lands. His derivation of the name Iran and also Iraq is from "ilA" or "idA" and not from "Arya" as Iranians tend to do nowadays. This derivation of name Iran from "Arya" is quite concocted, although Hauma had once mentioned some philological evidence.
purANAs do mention several "Avartas" within the "jambUdvIpa". "AryAvarta" is specifically identified with India. Others that are mentioned are "ilAvarta", "apavarta" etc. According to Acharya Chaturasen, ilAvarta is the west-persia/mesopotamia region.