6.The earliest evidence that we find of any kind of kissing is about 2,500 maybe 3,500 years ago, in some of the early Vedic texts that come from India.
7.The combination of pre-Vedic and post-Vedic religious elements into one tradition led to the creation of the Hindu religion. Today it is practiced by well over a billion people worldwide.
8.Despite attempts by the current Indian government to struggle against this system, it persists in various ways today. During the Vedic period, the small fiefdoms that dominated the area became large political entities with complex bureaucracies.