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History: This Digital Wallpaper features an AI art presentation of an Indo-Aryan War Band with Dasa (Daha, Iranian captives). The name/word 'Dasa' appears in the Rigveda as the enemies of the Rigvedic Indo-Aryan tribes - even though, historically, not all Dasa (Daha, Iranians) and Indo-Aryan tribes had feuded and warred against each other. Many had maintained cordial and friendly relations.

The Indo-Aryans and the Dasa (Daha, proto Iranian) belonged to the same family of the Indo-Iranian people - a sub group of the larger Indo-European people. The Indo-Iranians were the semi-nomadic tribes of the Yamna who dwelled in the eastern parts of the Pontic-Caspian steppe. They had migrated eastwards and invented the first spoked wheeled chariot in history during the period of the Sintashta culture. As a people, these tribes had evolved in stages and through various evolutionary cultures such as the Sintashta and the larger Andronovo culture. These tribes were also not homogeneous as a people, as one thinks. After having ventured out of the Yamna sphere, they had assimilated and merged with other people and other cultures - adopting technology, beliefs and practices. Genetic mingling has also been identified.

Around 2000 Bce, the Indo-Iranian tribes had split into two groups - the proto Iranians and the Indo-Aryans (better known as the Vedics Rigveda). Their identify and beliefs had diverged for the different migratory routes they had taken at different points in time. The Indo-Aryans (Vedics of the Rigveda) had later originated Hinduism (Vedic religion) and the language of Sanskrit while the Iranians had originated Avestan and the worship of Ahura Mazda. The two cousin groups had shared both friendly and inter-tribal hostilities with the Rigveda and the Avesta recording the hostility.

The Rigvedic word 'Dasa' is a corruption of the word 'Daha'. The Daha were a tribe of Proto Iranians, and the original meaning of the word was 'a Man' and a 'Man' of the 'Daha' tribe at that. The Rigveda Aryans had referred to these Iranians as the 'Dasa'. Likewise, the 'Daha' who were captured as ' prisoner of war' were known as the 'Dasa'. Over the course of time, the meaning of 'Dasa' had changed from war captives to slave and then to servants - since during the time, 'Daha' captives upon being captured were enslaved and made servants.

In the wallpaper, Indo-Aryan warriors can be seen standing around two Dasa (Daha, Iranian) captives. I have portrayed the Indo-Aryan warriors as well as the Indo-Aryan women with a mix of steppe and BMAC clothing. The period that is being presented in the wallpaper was a transitional period of interaction and acquirement. The Indo-Aryans were still in contact with Andronovo settlements, had retained their nomadic garments - even while being influenced by the people of the BMAC. Furthermore, and importantly, Dhotis and Saris did not exist among the Indo-Aryan tribes back then.

I have also shown the wide range of skin colours of the Indo-Aryans. With ancestors from the Yamna, the Indo-Aryan complexion was dark brown, light brown, intermediate and fair skin types. The European type white complexion was to be found in very small numbers. The majority of the Indo-Aryans had dark hair, brown eyes and their skin pigmentation had ranged from dark brown to fair skin types.

Most of the Indo-Aryan men in the war band are dressed in leather boots, baggy pants, long sleeved tunics that extend down to their thighs or knees. They have wrappings of sheep wool and leather around their shins to protect their legs from the cold and bruises. Some have sheep wool jackets while others have drapes. All of them have long beards, long braided hair and hair knots. Their chief as befitting his status has a thick sheep wool cloak complimenting a necklace of beads and metal. He also has a wrist band and a belt. The aged silver haired noble has similar ornaments, except after the BMAC fashion he wears drapes and robes. The priest likewise has a long drape covering his lower portion while a woolen drape covers his torso. The foot archer is dressed in a drape covering his lower portion while two woolen drapes crisscross his torso.

The Indo-Aryan women, likewise, are dressed in a mixture of drapes and tunics. Both have hair buns and ornaments but while the elder woman (the mother) wears a steppe style tunic with long sleeves that reaches down to her ankle, the younger woman (her daughter) has begun experimenting. She wears a long sleeved tunic but has a drape wrapped around her waist and legs.

The weapons of the Indo-Aryan are the chariots, the axe, the spear, the bow and arrow. All historical weapons used by the Indo-Aryans. Though the Rigveda does give us names of garments, and also tells us what part of the body they covered as well as being stitched or drapes, it does not tell us what the garments actually wear and what they looked like.

Among the captives is a Dasa (Daha, Iranian) man and a woman. The scene that is unfolding in the wallpaper is as follows. The elder woman is trying to sway the chief to give the captive woman to her as her slave. Standing at her left side is her daughter who has a slight smile on her face. If her mother is able to persuade the chief, she will get her first Dasi (female of Dasa). The chief is contemplating on what to do. Should he give in to the request of the noble woman (it is always good to have the nobles on one's side) or should he give the captive woman to the men for sport. It has been a long and hard winter and the victory was hard gained.

In this period there is no human rights groups. No one to object. War captives have no rights, voice or freedom. Their fate is in the hands of their captors.

The priest is offering prayers to mighty Indra. He has a bowl filled with burning wood on one hand and on the other a cup with Soma juice. He has already decided to have this little victory incorporated into the Rigveda and in which he will describe the Dasa as dark skinned non believers - although neither have a dark complexion.

Digital Media Description: Desktop Wallpaper I Desktop Background I Laptop Wallpaper I Mobile Phone Wallpaper I Historical Wallpaper I Indo-Aryan War Band Wallpaper I Indo-Iranian Wallpaper I Dasas of the Rigveda Wallpaper I Indo-Aryan Wallpaper.