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Page 1 of 5 The early Aryans first came in contact with these people known as Dravidians in Punjab and Iaid the foundation of what came to be known as the Hindu civilization. The Aryans did not come all at one time and it was not easy for them to establish themselves. It took centuries, before the Aryans could have a foothold in this country. The Aryans poured
into Punjab in search for food for themselves and better pastures for their cattle. They found the country congenial and able to meet their needs. Thus they stayed on and spread themselves to further south and made India as their home.
After the Aryans had finally become masters and settled peacefully, the scholarly class among them, the Brahmans devoted their time to learning and literary pursuits. This was only possible after they had crossed the Sutlej around 2000-1500 B.C. and were in the plains of Malwa with the Yamuna on the east. They established hermitages and ashrams on the bank of the Sarswati river. Thanesar (Kurukshetra) and adjoining areas became places of pilgrimage. Sanskrit literature and Rig-Veda is reported to have been written here. The area between the Sarswati and Driswati rivers was known as Brahmavarta. These rivers were considered sacred and have been mentioned in the Rig-Veda, Puranic literature, the Mahabharata and in the Manu-s Dharmashashastra.
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