From: Satish Joglekar <s Yes it is true there was a prolonged drought of about
200 years that forced the Harapans to abandon their base and migrate southwards
and even eastwards (Meerut District UP.). Actually Harapan was the new name
ascribed to Indus Valley civilization simple because Harrapa was the first site
to be discovered. The latest discovery of the Indus Valleycivilization site in
a deserted village named Daimabad in Ahmednagardistrict of Maharashtra, shifts
the reach of the Indus Valley furthersouth into present day Maharashtra. Major
Sites have also been discovered in Dholavira (Kutch) and Rakhigiri in Haryana.
So the migration was not just southwards into Gujerat and Maharashtra but also
eastwards as far as UP..It is not yet conclusive if the Harrapan civilization
was proto-Dravdian. It very likely was proto-Dravidian - reference 'Roots of
Hinduism' by Asko Parpola (Finnish scholar). There is a mention about Goan
Brahmins - I assume it refers to the Brahmins of the Konkan region - Saraswat,
Karade and Chitpavan Brahmins. Of theses Chitpavan Brahmins are certainly
newest arrivals into Konkan (there is a Y haplogroup connection with the
Ashkenazi Jews). There is no mention of chitpavans in recorded history older
than 500 years. But to conclude that Konkani has a Dravidian substratum is a
stretch. Konkani and Marathi are derived from Maharashtri
Prakrit.Recently(2015-2017), genetic studies on burials remains discovered at
Rakhigarhi site inHaryana, were conducted by Dr. Vasant Shinde, Vice Chancellor
of DeccanCollege, Pune, India. The results are yet to be published.
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