India: Mother of all Asians

[toxic_pus]

Bongs if I can remember my anthropology classes correctly

Eh? Really? We look like Chinese?

Man, gotta get me a new mirror.

 

[praveen]

Eh? Really? We look like Chinese?

Man, gotta get me a new mirror.

Not Chinese a mix of Dravidian and Mongoloid If I remember Grijachandra Guha's clasifications correctly

 

[pagans]

That is interesting because according to the opinion among some Islamic and Christian scholars, Adam was sent down to earth to south India also known as Adam's bridge.

I am unaware of any Christians holding such a belief(that Adam came to India). Can you give me some links ?

Muslims seems to believe that on the basis of some Hadiths.

 

[Dawkins]

I really doubt that Oriental Chinese have anything in common with Indians. I mean if that was true we'd see a few Chinese looking dark skinned people as well?

There is plenty of variation in nature. You will find some Indians fairer than few Chinese. A country's current border does not have everything to do with the genes of its residents.

Earliest recorded Western civilization begins from the Egyptian Civilization. That doesn't mean that the Asian civilization didn't exist at the time. Three is a good chance that there were civilization even during the Ice age.

Dont know about the earliest civilization, the topic points to an event 100 thousand years back, way beyond the concept of civilizations.

One theory that extends this thought is the fact that people all over the world, built Pyramids as their first massive structure. The Egyptian and the Mayans never met each other. There was no cultural exchange possible. Yet they both had the bright idea to build Pyramids. How come?

It is obvious there was some common ancestor between them, hence an older civilization - like the mythical Atlantis.

The mayan civilization discoveries have so far lacked any evidence on concept of the wheel/pulley. Surely if they had any contact with other civilizations they would know better.

 

[EjazR]

It is more to do with Portuguese christians and indigenous christians in south India and Sri Lanka who refer to it as Adam's Peak. Hindu's and Buddhists also venerate it as well although for different (or maybe historically same but different named) reasons

Rathnagiri Mountain SRI LANKA. Also known as Sri Pada, Adam's Peak or Adam's Mount

 

[MastanKhan]

I have been told that pre-Independence there were no India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was called the Indian Subcontinent.

My question is, were the people there called Indians?(inc. Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis). Or something else.

Hi,

A very interesting question---is it being conveniently being ignored or people just missed it.

I believe that either they were known by their ethnic languages and tribal heritage---there was no such thing as india before the british took over the sub-continent.

India as it exists today is the creation of the british conquest of multiple nation states of the su continent---each nation state culturally and luistically as diverse as britain to france to germany to switzerland to italy austria to scandinivian countries to the ex commy states.

Inida today is the same entity as the USSR was---.

 

[manojb]

@matankhan, You are referring to Republic of India where as the discussion is regarding India as in Indian subcontinent. pre-Indus valley civilization, more than 10,000 years back !!

 

[MastanKhan]

@matankhan, You are referring to Republic of India where as the discussion is regarding India as in Indian subcontinent. pre-Indus valley civilization, more than 10,000 years back !!

Hi,

Please read the quote that I responded to. Thanks.

 

[Hulk]

I read the topic and without even opening I knew we have open a thread for India bashing.

 

[gubbi]

Politicization of science. Just like Global Warming.

Mitochondrial DNA does not lie! Latest techniques help you understand what was once believed to be true or false!

 

[MastanKhan]

I read the topic and without even opening I knew we have open a thread for India bashing.

Hi,

There is no india bashing going on over here. Do you have a problem with people breathing in their free time!

 

[gubbi]

Hi,

A very interesting question---is it being conveniently being ignored or people just missed it.

It was not being ignored coz it was a sarcastic comment.

I believe that either they were known by their ethnic languages and tribal heritage---there was no such thing as india before the british took over the sub-continent.

India as it exists today is the creation of the british conquest of multiple nation states of the su continent---each nation state culturally and luistically as diverse as britain to france to germany to switzerland to italy austria to scandinivian countries to the ex commy states.

Wrong. People living in the subcontinent were infact known as Indians and the Europeans in their first misguided voyage, to establish direct contact with India, ended up on the shores of the Islands in the Caribbean and the Americas and the native Americans were wrongly called as Indians.
That should tell you something, but alas, you people want to conveniently ignore the facts in the vain hope of a notion of superior nationalism - which, sorry to say, barely exists.

Inida today is the same entity as the USSR was---.

Another stupid wet dream of wannabes.
Clutch to straws if that makes you happy, truth wont change.

and yes, as the article originally mentions, India is the "mother" to all Asians.

 

[navtrek]

medical experts comments needed .How much of this is true.We Indians and Mongoloids are as different as chalk and cheese

It means that the genotype of the people are same & phenotype is not because of various climatic conditions and also gradual adaptations.

 

[navtrek]

Hi,

A very interesting question---is it being conveniently being ignored or people just missed it.

I believe that either they were known by their ethnic languages and tribal heritage---there was no such thing as india before the british took over the sub-continent.

India as it exists today is the creation of the british conquest of multiple nation states of the su continent---each nation state culturally and luistically as diverse as britain to france to germany to switzerland to italy austria to scandinivian countries to the ex commy states.

Inida today is the same entity as the USSR was---.

The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi (Ινδο&#943, the people of the Indus.
The Constitution of India and common usage in various Indian languages also recognise Bharat (pronounced [ˈbʱɑːrʌt̪] ( listen)) as an official name of equal status.
Hindustan ([hɪnd̪ʊˈstɑːn]( listen)), originally a Persian word for “Land of the Hindus” referring to northern India, is also occasionally used as a synonym for all of India

so India did exist my friend just because Pakistan came to existance in 1947 u don't have to prove that India did not exist before that

 

[MastanKhan]

It was not being ignored coz it was a sarcastic comment.

Wrong. People living in the subcontinent were infact known as Indians and the Europeans in their first misguided voyage, to establish direct contact with India, ended up on the shores of the Islands in the Caribbean and the Americas and the native Americans were wrongly called as Indians.
That should tell you something, but alas, you people want to conveniently ignore the facts in the vain hope of a notion of superior nationalism - which, sorry to say, barely exists.

Another stupid wet dream of wannabes.
Clutch to straws if that makes you happy, truth wont change.

and yes, as the article originally mentions, India is the "mother" to all Asians.

Hi,


Europeans aclled all the natives of any land as indians---case in point american indians---what the greeks were pointing out to were the people of indus valley civilization due to river indus---and not for any other reason.

Just like any naive pakistani or indian would call all south asians as chinese just by looking at them---but they are not---they are different ethnic groups with differenmt languages and different facial features, different geographical boundaries, china, korea, japan, vietnam, laos, thailand, cambodia---for an average indian joe---they are all chinese---but are they---.

Is africa a one country---all african negroes look the same to you and to me---it is a also a landmass with its own identity---is it one nation----how about south america---the natives over there were also called indians---how about them--should they be a nation as well.

Indians don't need to jump on the defencive everytime someone talks about india as it was---it was what it was---by your ferocity in your typing---you cannot change the reality.

The question asked was simple---it should have left as a simple answer.