| bhedo |
Posted
on 22-Sep-02 10:02 AM
Take a look at this site that someone else posted:
http://kantipuronline.com/saptahic_html/sapposter.jpg
So, my hunch was totally correct.Bahuns are basically mixed.
No. 4, Sagun Sharma : She basically looks Newar
No. 10, Mridula Khanal: She looks very very oriental
No. 11 Nira Gautam : She looks hispanic
No. 17 Akriti Sharma : What's up with those eyes?
Bahuns are supposedly of Indian origin. Looks like once we came to Nepal, we intermingled with native folks. Not even ONE girl in that montage looks Indian. No wonder people always tell me that Nepalis look like Indonesians or Thais or Malaysians. To other fellow South Asians, we're basically what Mestizos are to South America.
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| sally |
Posted
on 22-Sep-02 10:52 AM
I've read that Brahmins started coming to Nepal around the 12th century.
In the west, Brahmins who had fled the Muslim invasion, going to the Garwhal and Kumaon hills, first came into Nepal around then. Interestingly, my family has a fairly detailed oral history to that effect--it dovetails the historical record, but without any dates, of course, and with various legends tossed into the mix. Purbiya Brahmins came directly north from the Bihar plains, but I'm not sure when that was, historically speaking.
But I don't think you needs to look at beauty queen photos to figure out out that Brahmin "purity" is as much of a myth as Brahmin "superiority." Just look at your own family's faces (if you're Brahmin) or at your Brahmin friends (if you're not)! And just think about all the hanky-panky that goes on behind the scenes in the typical village.
Nine hundred years is a long time to adulterate that theoretically pure mix. Thank goodness. Inbreeding is hardly good for the ol' family DNA.
Btw, weren't the Vedas supposedly written by a mixed guy with a dalit mom? Let's take that as a subtle signal from above that if you want some good genes, mix it up!
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| bhedo |
Posted
on 22-Sep-02 11:53 AM
Vedas? Written by a mixed guy? Certainly not the Rigveda, because it was brought to India by the Aryans.
So, I guess you are Paschime? Well then if we, Purbiyas came from Bihar, then it would be expected that we would look like Biharis. But we certainly dont, for we are more brachycephalic and more light-skinned than them. Also, many can look like like Mestizos, as can Paschimes. Paschimes mostly have Indian names like Pandey, Tiwari, Pathak, etc but Purbiyas hardly do. That just means that Purbiyas came to Nepal earlier.
You are right, Paschimes did come from the West, i.e. Uttaranchal. But they didn't all come from the North-West; history is more complicated than that. Since the Himalayas are/were sacred to Hindus, people from all over India, North and South including, settled in Uttaranchal. People from Benares, Kerala, Maharastra, etc ARE known to have made their way there. These people also came to Nepal and are basically who we call Paschimes. On top of that, there are also a certain branch of Brahmins in Uttaranchal, known as Khasiya Brahmins. Khasiya basically means "Khaseko" and are of course mixed with orientals since time immemorial. They are the indigenous people of Kumaon/Garhwal. Some Nepali Paschimes**COULD** have Khasiya heritage, but I can't be certain about that, and it doesn't matter either. But I really laugh out loud when Paschimes claim they're related to North-Western Indians.
Inbreeding is bad, but there are exceptions to the case. Some Sri Lankan tribes who married their own relatives for centuries virtually have ZERO genetic disorders. You know why? Because those people who had genetic disorders (since people who marry with someone they are related to are more prone to dying b/c of them inheriting both the recessive genes) all died away! So yeah, people who've been practicing endogamy for CENTURIES can have virtually zero genetic disorders.
Well, I do have some family members who have oriental features, but I look Indianish. However I do know that the oriental features are latent and my son/daughter COULD look mixed.
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