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Indian Ethnicity and Religious Heritage
It may be mentioned here in the passing that Davidians cannot be considered as a "pre-historic" race. However, their impact on the culture of India is the greatest. Q. Which class of inhabitants did give us the Vedic culture ? How was this class classified originally? Aryans gave us Vedic culture. They were originally classified as Nordics. Q. What do you know about Alpinoids. Where are they generally found ?
Alpinoids formed one of the four races of Indus Valley civilization. They are predominantly seen in Gujarat. But their contribution to Indian culture is not so pronounced.
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION Q. What was the first name given to Indus Valley Civilization. Who was the Indian Pioneer in the field of Archaeology and what were his findings?
Indus Valley civilization was first lebelled "IndoSumerian" civilization because the western thinkers initially believed that Sumerian civilization was the oldest one in the world and they found many
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