The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c16.s1.48

c16.s1.48

Since he believed in a westward expansion of the Aryans from Pratishtana (Allahabad), he felt, that the Ailas, being the Aryans, would represent the speakers of the Inner group of the Indo-Aryan languages. Since the Aryans expanded in all directions, they gave rise to the 'Outer Band' of the Indo-Aryan languages. In support of this he quoted Grierson who declared that the ancient Madhya Desa (Mid-Land) was the home of the Inner Group of Indo-Aryan languages.