Central Asians in Ancient Indian Literature

Central Asians In Ancient Indian Literature

Central Asia and the Ancient Indian subcontinent have long traditions of social-cultural, religious, political and economic contact since remote antiquity. The two regions have common and contiguous borders, climatic continuity, similar geographical features and geo-cultural affinity. There has always been uninterrupted flow of people, material and the ideas between the two. So much so, some ancient literary sources trace common lineage for Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians, Afghans, and other nationalities of Central Asia.

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