New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The BJP-led government has formed a committee to document the 12,000-year-old history of India. Given that DNA and genetic studies clearly show that we are a mixed population, why form such a committee? The apparent aim is to establish that Hindus (Aryans) are the original inhabitants of this land.

Tamil Nadu and origins of iron

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, citing new research on pre-modern history, stated that archaeologists have concluded the Iron Age began in Tamil Nadu. Evidence suggests that iron melting was introduced in the region 5,300 years ago, with precise dating pinpointing its introduction to 3,345 BC. Stalin emphasized the significance of this discovery for understanding the historical timeli...