Aryas

Aryas

"noble"

In a broad sense, Aryas are the ancient Indo-Europeans, the ancestors of the modern nations of the Indo-European linguistic community: the Indo-Aryas, Persians, Greeks, Germanic, Slavic and other nations related to them in language and blood.

Aryas are also ancestors of the upper castes of Indian society.

Also, the word "arya" is often used as a synonym for the concept of "Hinduism" (Hindu), an adherent of the religion of the Vedas, sanatana-dharma, vedic culture.