Early Humans migration to India, growth of Religion, Caste System.
CHAPTER 1: India's population, their migration, genetic mixing, language development, Start of Religion India’s rich history, spanning archaeology, genetics, linguistics, and more, provides fascinating insights into the origins of its social groups—specifically the Brahmins, the other three varnas (Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras), and Dalits. Your query focuses on their origins within the last 10,000 years, after the agricultural revolution, and ties back to the broader migration of humans from Africa. Here’s what the evidence reveals: Human Migration from Africa: The Starting Point All humans in India trace their ultimate ancestry to the migration of modern humans out of Africa around 70,000 years ago. Some of these early migrants reached the Indian subcontinent approximately 65,000 years ago, becoming the "First Indians"—the ancestors of indigenous South Asian hunter-gatherers. However, since your question emphasizes the last 10,000 years (post-agricultural revolution)...