India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only! ~ Mark Twain (American writer)
On April 02, 2014, Hindu YUVA organized a talk on a very interesting topic Understanding India – Was it the Cradle of Human Civilization? which has been affecting Indian history since decades. The talk was delivered by Dr. Shashi K. Gadia, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University. This informal and non-technical talk summarized some of the studies on Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT), telling us about the centrality of India in human civilization. The talk attempted to answer why an absurdity such as AIT has been so ubiquitous for so long in the first place and suggested to restore and resume the study of history without the baggage of AIT. The short description of the event in the form of a brochure can be downloaded from here.