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The Sino-Indian War of 1962 is perceived in India as being almost entirely a result of Chinese aggression and infiltration into the region of Aksai Chin. To what extent is that narrative accurate?

158 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was there an Iranian analogue to the Indo-Aryan caste system? If it did, did the two systems have a common origin in the time before the Indo-Iranian split?

91 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What does Wendy Doniger mean by her assertion that Sanskrit is an "artificial" language, as opposed to Prakrit, a "natural" language?

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The Sino-Indian War of 1962 is perceived in India as being almost entirely a result of Chinese aggression and infiltration into the region of Aksai Chin. To what extent is that narrative accurate?	158	AskHistorians
Was there an Iranian analogue to the Indo-Aryan caste system? If it did, did the two systems have a common origin in the time before the Indo-Iranian split?	91	AskHistorians
What does Wendy Doniger mean by her assertion that Sanskrit is an "artificial" language, as opposed to Prakrit, a "natural" language?	7	AskHistorians