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Indian Ethnicity and Religious Heritage
of South India" have expressed the view that Austric people were the descendants of Dravidians. Be that as it may, there is no dispute about the fact that Australoids have made great contribution to Indus Valley Civilization in India.
Languages of Kola Munda and Mon-Khmer Species of India belong to the languages of Austric family. People belonging to Kola and Munda races and Mon-khmer race of Assam, Burma and Indo China, Nicobaris of Nicobar Islands and many people of Malayesia and Polinesia belong to mixed Austric race. Languages of these people are of Austirc origin. When Aryans entered India Austric languages were in vogue, and there are many words in Aryan languages relating to forest Flora and Fatma which can be traced to Austric roots.
When Aryans came to India Austic people were inhabitating Indus Valley. Aryans called them "Nishads" and were scoffing at the black colour of their skin and flat noses.
Austrics of Proto-Australoid race out of all prehistoric races, had great impact on the subsequent development of civilization during Proto-Historic and
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