Hymns of the Rig Veda were composed in the Punjab-Haryana region around 1500 BCE.They contain much older memories, of total eclipses that happened in 4000 BCE, far north of the Himalayas, indicating an eventual migration southwards.
This migration was propelled by a worldwide demand for horses and horse-drawn chariots that made its appearance only after 1800 BCE as per archeological evidence.Vedic hymns were organised around 1000 BCE and given
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