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The Dravidian type
Physical feature: Stature is short or below medium; complexion is dark,
approaching to black; hair is dark and plentiful with an occasional tendency
to curl; eye colour is also dark; head is long and the nose is very broad,
sometimes depressed at the root.
Distribution: From Ceylon to the valley of the Ganges covering the southern
part of India, Western Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad),
Central India and Chotanagpur.
Example: Paniyans of Malabar (South India) and the Santals of the
Chottanagpur.
2)
The Indo-Aryan type
Physical features: Tall statured with fair complexion, dark eyes, and
plentiful hair on face and body, predominantly dolichocephalic with narrow
and long (leptorrhine) nose.
Distribution: Predominantly Punjab, Rajasthan and Kashmir.
Examples: Kashmiri Brahmins, Rajputs, Jats and Khatris.
3)
The Mongoloid
Physical features: Broad-head, dark complexion with yellowish tinge,
scanty hair on face and body; stature is usually short or below medium,
nose shows a wide range of variation from fine to broad, face is flat and
eyes are oblique with epicanthic fold.
Distribution: Himalayan region, especially North East Frontier, Nepal and
Burma.
Examples: Kanets of Lahul and Kulu Valleys, Lepchas of Darjeeling and
Sikkim, Limbus, Murmis and Gurungs of Nepal; Bodo of Assam.
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