Multiple Ethnicities-One Nationality in India
Negroids
The Negritos or the Brachycephalic (broad headed) from Africa were the earliest people to have come to India. They came seeking new land. The Jarawas, Onges, Sentinelese and the Great Andamanese are some of the examples. Some hill tribes like Irulas, Kodars, Paniyans and Kurumbas are found in some patches in Southern part of mainland India. Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Pro-Australoids or Austrics
These groups were the next to come to India after the Negritos. The Austrics laid the foundation of Indian civilization. They cultivated rice and vegetables and made sugar from sugarcane. Now these people are found in some parts of India, Myanmar and the islands of South East Asia. Their languages have survived in the Central and Eastern India.Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Mongoloids
These people are found in the North eastern part of India in the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura. They are also found in Northern parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, and Ladakh. They also came to India for the farmland. Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Dravidians
These are the people of South India. They have been believed to come before the Aryans. They have different sub-groups like the Paleo-Mediterranean, the true Mediterranean, and the Oriental Mediterranean. They are reputed to have built up the city civilization of the Indus valley, whose remains have been found at Mohenjo- daro and Harappa and other Indus cities. Their ethnicity makes up about 25% of the total population.
Western Bracycephals
These include the Alpinoids, Dinarics and Armenoids. The Parsis and Kodavas also fall in this category. They are the broad headed people living mainly on the western side of the country such as the Ganga Valley and the delta, parts of Kashmir, Kathiawar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. They continued to civilize the country. Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Nordics or the Indo-Aryans
This group were the last one to immigrate to India. They came to India somewhere between 2000 and 1500 B.C. They are now mainly found in the northern and central part of India. They have the largest population today. Their ethnicity makes up about 72% of the total population.
The main nationality in India is Indian with almost everyone showing adherence to the country of India.
The Negritos or the Brachycephalic (broad headed) from Africa were the earliest people to have come to India. They came seeking new land. The Jarawas, Onges, Sentinelese and the Great Andamanese are some of the examples. Some hill tribes like Irulas, Kodars, Paniyans and Kurumbas are found in some patches in Southern part of mainland India. Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Pro-Australoids or Austrics
These groups were the next to come to India after the Negritos. The Austrics laid the foundation of Indian civilization. They cultivated rice and vegetables and made sugar from sugarcane. Now these people are found in some parts of India, Myanmar and the islands of South East Asia. Their languages have survived in the Central and Eastern India.Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Mongoloids
These people are found in the North eastern part of India in the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura. They are also found in Northern parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, and Ladakh. They also came to India for the farmland. Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Dravidians
These are the people of South India. They have been believed to come before the Aryans. They have different sub-groups like the Paleo-Mediterranean, the true Mediterranean, and the Oriental Mediterranean. They are reputed to have built up the city civilization of the Indus valley, whose remains have been found at Mohenjo- daro and Harappa and other Indus cities. Their ethnicity makes up about 25% of the total population.
Western Bracycephals
These include the Alpinoids, Dinarics and Armenoids. The Parsis and Kodavas also fall in this category. They are the broad headed people living mainly on the western side of the country such as the Ganga Valley and the delta, parts of Kashmir, Kathiawar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. They continued to civilize the country. Their ethnicity makes up less than 3% of the total population.
Nordics or the Indo-Aryans
This group were the last one to immigrate to India. They came to India somewhere between 2000 and 1500 B.C. They are now mainly found in the northern and central part of India. They have the largest population today. Their ethnicity makes up about 72% of the total population.
The main nationality in India is Indian with almost everyone showing adherence to the country of India.
