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Given here is information about Indians, the
extremely hospitable people of India.
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People of India
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people of India are among the warmest and the most hospitable people in
the world. They take pains to make their guests feel at home. Even
today, Indian people believe in their age-old traditions and make sure
the same values are passed onto future generations. The rich traditional
background of our country fascinates the current generation. Even though
they wear the latest fashionable accessories and flaunt the best cell
phones, when it comes to respecting elders and following the religious
practices, they make sure that there is no chance for complaints. Read
on further for some more fascinating information about Indians.
The diverse country of India is equally diverse in its racial ethnicity
also. India is probably one country in the world where you will find so
many races and cultures living together in perfect harmony. The six main
ethnic groups of ancient India are as follows:
- Dravidians - The people of South India, the Dravidians have been
believed to come before the Aryans. They are accredited to have
developed the city civilization of the Indus valley, whose remains
have been found at ancient cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
- Mongoloids - The Mongoloids are found in the Northeast India in
the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal
Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura. Some of them are also found in the
Himalayan region of Ladakh. They are characterized by pale
complexion, small eyes and a medium built.
- Negrito - The Negritos are supposed to have been the earliest
people to travel to India. They inhabited the islands of Andaman and
Nicobar and their race is till continuing. Their striking feature is
their broad heads like that of Africans.
- Nordic Aryans - The Nordic Aryans were the last to come to India.
They are widely found in the northern and central parts of India.
They have been believed to have come to India around 2000 B.C.
- Proto Australoids - These people came to India after the
Negritos. The Australoids laid the foundation of Indian civilization
and are accredited with the introduction of farming techniques. They
grew rice and vegetables and made sugar from sugarcanes. These
people are now found in some parts of India, Myanmar and the islands
of South East Asia. Their characteristic features are medium height,
low foreheads, wheatish complexion and flat noses.
- Western Brachycephals - These people are distributed in the
western and southwest parts of India. That includes the states of
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Parsis are also believed to
have originated from this ethnic group. These people have broad
foreheads and medium built.
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