Aryan is a linguistic identity, not a racial or cultural identity.
- tribes from central asia, arrived in india around 1500BC
- nomadic & pastoralist
- always in search of good pasture land as cattle were most economic wealth
- quite successful against indigenous community initially due to use of superior quality bronze tools & implements
- helmets
- mailcoats
- came with horses, horse driven chariot swiftness to army
- after establishing themselves in north and north western part of indian subcontinent, they started to compose Veda
- Rig Veda first Veda composed by them