Feb 8, 2019 · Who are the Dard Aryans? Some 200 km from Leh are the villages of Dha, Hanu, Garkone and Darchik on both sides of the Indus River, inhabited by the Buddhist Dard Tribes. The villages are together called the “Aryan valley”.

Feb 9, 2019 · The Dardic languages are a sub-group of the Indo-Aryan languages natively spoken in northern Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Jammu and Kashmir, and eastern Afghanistan. The Dards speak a distinct dialect of Dard-Shina, which is also known among the people of Ladakh as Brokskat.

Feb 8, 2019 · Who are the Dard Aryans? The word ‘Dard’ is derived from a Sanskrit word, ‘Daradas’, which means people who live on hillsides”. They inhabit Dha, Hanu, Beema, Darchik and Garkone villages in Leh and Kargil districts and are together called the Aryan valley.

Jun 7, 2021 · A tribe of the Ladakh region is believed to be the original descents of the “Pure Aryan Race”, known as the “Brokpas” or “Dard” who are believed to be the part of the Alexander army, who came about 2, 000 years ago.

Jan 4, 2023 · Dard Aryans claim themselves to be the last descendants of Aryan race who came to this region from Gilgit Baltistan about 2,000 years back. Also known as Brokpas, they represent the agro-pastoral, endogamous tribal community of Ladakh.

May 19, 2019 · The Dard Aryans, mostly Buddhists, have retained their ancient cultural practices and beliefs despite great difficulties in their daily life, the hard terrain, harsh weather conditions and...

Dec 14, 2023 · Dard, Aryan, migrated, rituals, assimilated, nature of worship, deity Abstract. This paper focuses on exploring the socio-religious beliefs and cultural practices of the minority Dard community residing in Ladakh, a newly designated Union Territory in India.

In Ladakh, Aryan Valley is fascinating for its tribal culture, custom, epics and languages which are different from the rest of the union territory. Aryan Valley is home to Buddhist Dard Tribe that live in five villages. People have preserved the Dard Culture for centuries despite several challenges.

Who are the Dard Aryans? The word ‘Dard’ is derived from a Sanskrit word, ‘Daradas’, which means people who live on hillsides”. They inhabit Dha, Hanu, Beema, Darchik and Garkone villages in Leh and Kargil districts and are together called the Aryan valley.

Jan 25, 2019 · In the dry and cold desert of Ladakh there are green patches with small human settlements called Dard Aryans, which have retained their archaic customs and traditions. Approaching from Leh, some 185 kms ahead, there are Aryan villages of Dha, Hanu, Garkone and Darchik on both sides of the Indus River, inhabited by the Buddhist Dard Tribes.