[Y-Indology] Caucasians

[Guest guest]

06/11/2001

Dear Dr. Wedemeyer,

Thanks for the information.

 

I find the desire to tag people as belonging to one race or another, rather

strange. Why not simply tag an Indian by his nationality? Why pigmented

Caucasian, or coloured, or any such thing?

 

In any case, I do not think we Indians fit in very well with the race

stereotypes!

I am very fair skinned (Aryan influence?), and have a flat nose, round face and

thick lips (Negroid influence?).

 

In India, people are asked to state their religion and caste while filling up

any government form. I do not understand this need to compartmentalise people in

different ethnic, racial, religious or caste-based groups. Why can't people just

be people?

 

Dear Mr. David,

 

Jai Jinendra

 

You wrote that, "Genetic studies prove that the entire human race is very

closely related. A favorable genetic mutation anywhere in the world will soon

(in evolutionary terms "soon") find it's way across the whole human gene pool."

 

I agree completely with what you have to say!

 

"Also I don't think that Aryan, or better "ârya-", was originally a racial

term but rather an ethno-cultural/linguistic designation."

 

Interestingly, Jainism describes an Arya, as he who is noble. This has nothing

to do with race, or caste or ethnicity.

 

"However unfortunately many individuals in this world don't or can't find a

sense of self-worth in their own character and achievements and so look to their

membership in a race, nation, religion, tribe, party or whatever."

 

You are so right! Lack of self-worth, self-confidence and creativity gives rise

to jealousy. That is why the Ellsworth Tooheys of the world seek to destroy the

Howard Roarks!

 

Yours in Ahinsa,

Manish Modi

 

HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY

Hirabaug, C.P. Tank,

Mumbai 400004, INDIA

Telephone: 91 22 3826739

Email: manish.modi Website: www.hindibooks.8m.com

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The path the ancients cleared has closed.

And the other path, everyone's path,

easy and wide, goes nowhere.

I am alone and find my way."

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