Aryan

"Aryan" (/ˈɛəriən, ˈɛərjən, ˈær-/) is a term meaning "noble" which was used as a self-designation by ancient Indo-Iranian people. The word was used by the Indic people of the Vedic period in India to refer to the noble class and geographic location known as Āryāvarta where Indo-Aryan culture was based. The closely related Iranian people used the term as an ethnic label for themselves in the Avesta scriptures, and the word forms the etymological source of the country Iran. It was believed in the 19th century that it was also a self-designation used by all Proto-Indo-Europeans, a theory that has now been abandoned. Scholars point out that, even in ancient times, the idea of being an "Aryan" was religious, cultural and linguistic, not racial.

Drawing on misinterpreted references in the Rig Veda by Western Scholars in the 19th century, the term "Aryan" was adopted as a racial category through the work of Arthur de Gobineau, whose ideology of race was based on an idea of blonde northern European "Aryans" who had migrated across the world and founded all major civilizations, before being degraded through racial mixture with local populations. Through Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Gobineau's ideas later influenced the Nazi racial ideology, which also saw "Aryan peoples" as innately superior to other putative racial groups. The atrocities committed in the name of this racial aryanism caused the term to be abandoned by most academics; and, in present-day academia, the term "Aryan" has been replaced in most cases by the terms "Indo-Iranian" and "Indo-European", and "Aryan" is now mostly limited to its appearance in the term of the "Indo-Aryan languages".

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Police deployed at Sandhya theatre, reason is Allu Arjun again

The Siasat Daily 05 Apr 2025

Hyderabad. Allu Arjun and Sukumar’s hit film ‘Arya 2’ is back in theatres today (April 5, 2025) across the Telugu states. Fans were super excited and tickets sold out very fast, especially in single screen theatres ... Police Security at Sandhya Theatre ... .

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Aarya Babbar Calls ‘Pranking’ His Second Nature, Shares The Funniest April Fool's Pranks

MENA FN 01 Apr 2025

(MENAFN - IANS) Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Actor Aarya Babbar, known for his playful nature, shared that pranking has become second nature to him. In a lighthearted conversation, the actor revealed some ... .

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Prateik Babbar avoids paparazzi question on surname change; angry stepbrother Aarya Babbar reacts

International Business Times 26 Mar 2025

"Kal ko main uthke apna naam Aarya Babbar se Aarya karlun, ya Rajesh kar lun. Main tab bhi Babbar hi rahunga na (Tomorrow, if I wake up and change my name from Aarya Babbar to just Aarya, or even Rajesh, I'll still be a Babbar, won't I?)," he said.

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Aarya Babbar REACTS To Prateik Smita Patil Dropping His Surname: 'Aap Name Change Kar Sakte ...

News18 25 Mar 2025

Prateik Babbar changed his name to Prateik Smita Patil, honouring his late mother ... .

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Aarya Babbar On Brother Prateik Smita Patil Dropping His Father's Surname

NDTV 25 Mar 2025

Prateik married Priya on February 14, at Smita Patil's house ... .

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Aarya Babbar reacts to Prateik dropping his surname: You can't change your identity

India Today 25 Mar 2025

Aarya Babbar reacts to Prateik dropping his surname You cant change your identity ... .

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Aarya Babbar breaks silence on Prateik Babbar changing his surname: \u0026#039;Smita ma is our...\u0026#039;

DNA India 25 Mar 2025

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Aarya Babbar on Prateik dropping Babbar surname: ‘Name change ho sakta hai, wajood nahi’ | Exclusive

Hindustan Times 25 Mar 2025

“Kal ko main uthke apna naam Aarya Babbar se Aarya karlun, ya Rajesh kar lun. Main tab bhi Babbar hi rahunga na (Tomorrow, if I wake up and change my name from Aarya Babbar to just Aarya, or even Rajesh, I'll still be a Babbar, won't I?),” he shares.

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