Who brought the religion of Hinduism to India?

Answer 1

The Aryans did!!

We keep getting sold on this idea that Aryans came from outside and "colonized" India by displacing the "natives". Tis idea has been cleverly planted by the British in their early days to justify their own presence in India. And we have bought this theory lock,stock and barrel.

Yes! Sanskrit is the language of the Aryans!But who are Aryans? Those who accept the way of life detailed in The Vedas. Yes, there were many sub-cultures within this sub-continent, but they all accepted the Vedic way of life and became Aryans! Aryans are not a race. There is a theory attributred to Sh.BG Tilak where he has placed the original "home" of the Aryans in the Arctic Circle, from where they descended downwards in search of pasture(?) and more livable land and finding the best settled here. This is a normal resettlement of people. It is also reasoned on linguistic basis that modern Iran is the ancient Aryavarta. The phonetic similarity of the Old Persian of Zend Avesta with the hymns of the Rg Veda, and the choice of Godhood in Sun, Fire and Water do give a strong and plausible reason to believe so.

Until the existence and having been in vogue of a language different from Sanskrit in structure and form is unequivocally and archaeologically established everything is jsut a speculation. By everything- the earlier existence of a Native Culture displaced by warring hordes that the British and European Indologists have had us believe- is meant.

Answer 2

Hinduism a much older than Christianity. The Arians brought this religion with them when they came to India.