F. E. Pargiter: Regionalism

F. E. Pargiter was British civil servant and orientalist. Explore interesting quotes on regionalism.

F. E. Pargiter: 12 quotes0 likes

“All ancient Indian belief and veneration were directed to the mid-Himalayan region, the only original sacred outside land, and it was thither that rishis and kings turned their steps in devotion, never to the northwest.”

Ancient Indian Historical Tradition (1962)

“Tradition or myth… directly indicates that the Ailas (or Aryans) entered India from the mid-Himalayan region.”

Ancient Indian Historical Tradition (1962)

“The Aryans began at Allahabad, conquered and spread out northwest, west and south, and had by YayAti’s time occupied precisely the region known as MadhyadeSa… They expanded afterwards into the Punjab and East Afghanistan, into West India and the northwest Dekhan…”

Ancient Indian Historical Tradition (1962)