Multiple choice

The original home of the Aryans was the Arctic region. Who among the following propounded this theory?

  1. Pragtier

  2. A. C. Dass

  3. B. G. Tilak

  4. Max Muller
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Explanation

B. G. Tilak, in his book "The Arctic Home in the Vedas" (1903), proposed the theory that the original home of the Aryans was the Arctic region. He based this on his interpretation of Vedic hymns describing astronomical phenomena that he believed could only be explained by a polar or sub-polar location.

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