59. Making of Cultures in Early India - a podcast by Bangalore International Centre

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Romila Thapar as part of 'The Satish Chandra Memorial Lecture' discusses two categories of migrants, the pastoralists and the traders up to about the fourteenth century. The interface between the host society and the migrant settlement frequently results in elements of new cultures. These can be changed versions of a language, new social customs and new deities or forms of worship.