India is a fascinating
country where people of many different communities and religions live together
in unity. Indian population in polygenetic and is an amazing amalgamation of
various races and cultures.
It is impossible to find out
the exact origin of indian people. The species known as Ramapithecus was found
in the Siwalik Foothills of North Western Himalayas. The species believed to be
the first in the line of huminids, known as human family lived some 14 million
years ago. Researchers have found that a species resembling the Austrapithecus
lived in india some 2 million years ago. Even the dscovery leaves an
evolutionary gap of as much as 12 million years since Ramapithecus.
There are many diverse ethnic
groups among the people of India. Negrito, Proto- Australoids or Austrics,
Mongoloids, Mediterranean or Dravidian, Western Brachycephals ans Nordic Aryans
are the six main ethnic groups of Indian people.
WRITTEN BY : KASVINI
WRITTEN BY : KASVINI
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