What are the main ethnic groups in India?

The first type, the Negritos, are the earliest inhabitants of India. They can be said to be indigenous to India, but they are the most miserable race in India. The main reason is that other races invaded and continued to kill the Negritos. The Negritos originally came from Africa and have many characteristics of black Africans. They have dark skin, slender and curly hair, short stature, flat noses, wide lips, etc. Now it mainly lives in Manipur and Angami Nagar, South Indian forests and other areas in the Kutch Mountains.

The second type, the original Australians. They are also a race of people who came to India earlier and have many physical similarities with the Negritos. They are generally of medium build, with curly or wavy hair, dark brown to black skin color, wider noses, and smaller lips. thick. Because they look like Australian Aboriginals, they are called primitive Australians. Academic circles generally believe that they are simply descendants of primitive Australians. They have many similarities with Australian Aboriginals in terms of physical characteristics, lifestyle, and even language. This type of race is now mainly distributed in western, central and eastern India.

The third type is the Dravidians. The ancestors came from the Mediterranean area and came to India after the original Australians. After they entered India, they continued to kill and merge with the primitive Australians to form the Dravidians. Therefore, they have the characteristics of Australian indigenous and Mediterranean races. Their skin color is light black or tan, with long faces, medium build, and curly hair. Light brown in color, lips thin. It was the Dravidians who created the Indus Valley Civilization, which is now widely distributed.

The fourth type is the Aryan Punjabi. They are tall, with long and narrow heads, deep-set eye sockets, high and narrow nose bridges, thick hair, and light skin color. Their ancestors came from the grassland areas of southern Russia and southern Ukraine. They entered India through the Khyber Pass around 1500 BC, then destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization and created the Vedic culture and caste system. After interacting with the Dravidians, Fusion resulted in the Aryan Punjabi people, now widely distributed.

The fifth type, the East Asian race, has ancestors from East Asia and Southeast Asia. Their skin color is mostly white or light yellow, with a medium nose bridge and black hair. They are mainly distributed in the northeastern region of India. In fact, these East Asian races are also local indigenous people. They did not originally belong to India and were never unified with India in history. They were not incorporated into India until the British colonial period. Therefore, the East Asian race settlement area in northeastern India has Indian identity is low.

The above are the five major races in India and their physical differences. The differences in physical appearance originally had nothing to do with status. However, since the Aryan Punjabis came to India, they created a caste system and divided all Indians into There are four castes, namely Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudra. Among the four castes, the lighter the skin color, the higher the status. Among them, the Brahmin has the highest status, and they are mainly Aryan Punjabis. Therefore, the appearance of the Aryan Punjabis, with sunken eyes, high and narrow nose bridges, and lighter skin color, makes them the highest status in India. appearance.