Rig Veda, Indus Culture and the Indo-Iranian Connections

Starting with the origin of the sanskrit language formulated borrowing from the local dravidian and mundalanguages, the indo-iranian connections are explored in the context of myths and legends. the connectionbetween the rigveda text and the indus culture is described, making use of the indus seals. the non-vedictraditions in the rv text are traced to present day folk performances. some rigvedic entities like dasa tribes,their dwellings, the saradi purs and surh-dagal mounds, hamuns, and more are identified, based on thegeological and environmental data from the sistan region. areas of further research are identified.