[Ajay]

What is strange is that India was and is a melting pot of races, and yet Hinduism has one of the most elaborate racist systems called the caste system. First, in most places there are four castes and the Outcastes. The first caste was the Brahmin. This was the priestly caste, the top caste. Only they had access to the holy books. They normally tend to be fairer and taller (depends upon the region). Second, we have the Ksatriyas, who were the warrior class (the class I belong to). They were the kings, generals, ministers of state. Third, we have the Vaishyas, the merchants, artisans. And the lowest castes were the Shudras. The shudras tend to be darker. They were the lowest servants. Finally the Outcastes. They stayed outside cities. In some regions like Rajasthan, Gujrat (people whose ancestors came as Scythins from Russian Crimea during the time of Alexander the Great), interracial/ethnic unions are normally opposed by our ancient holy books (one of the oldest in the world). The upper castes tended to be cruel – cruelty which would put a slave owner in the South to shame. If a lower-caste person would touch an upper-caste, the upper-caste (Brahmin, Ksatriyas) would have to take a bath. If a Shudra would try to marry an upper caste, he/she would be tortured (including putting nails down their throat, etc).

Today Shudras who are behind economically have been helped by the government in jobs and education, which many people in the upper castes consider unfair. Many Shudars (25 percent of South Asia, a huge number because more people live in India than the United States and Africa combined) converted to Christianity or Buddhism to escape the caste system.

I have no idea about the racial origins of this. The Hindu nationalists like the VHP, RSS, etc. say we are all the same race, maybe so it can justify themselves in some way.

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Name : Ajay, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : East Indian, Religion : Hindu, Age : 31, City : Anand, State : NA, Country : India, Occupation : Govt. Service, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Ajay]

Due to limitations of words I must continue here. Many studies have shown that the upper castes were nearer to Europeans especially Eastern Europeans, while the lower castes were similar to Australian Aboriginals/Papuans. One study in a state called Andhra Pradesh found that some lower-caste groups were related to Africans. Another claims Indians have a lot of similarity to East Asians and that India is the buffer zone between Caucasoids and Mongoloids. The Nazi concept that the invading Aryans were completely blond, blue-eyed Nordics is been refuted in most places, though green/fair eyes are present among many Brahmin communities and in Afghanistan/North Pakistan. Besides, blond, blue-eyed mummies were found in the Indo-Tibetan border. But again, many Brahmins were shown as dark-haired. But because my knowledge of this is limited, I cannot surely say, but it is safe to say that Indians as a whole have a lot of similarity with Caucasians, and most Indians consider themselves Caucasians (but not white Caucasians).

However, the caste system has kind of disappeared. I hope it is confined to history and that Hinduism can forget this bad past. In some backward places it is still strong, but I hope that will not be for long.

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[Ajay]

You are not alone. Many people of other races accuse us of being smelly. I guess the problem is India is hot and tropical, and Indians smell a lot because they give out more sweat to survive in the tropical climate. Besides, we have a habit of putting on a lot of hair oil (which apparently is great for the hair), which could lead to odor. But the biggest culprit is deodorant. Use of deodorant is uncommon in India, because until recently very few people in India knew about it and hardly used it. After all, the modern deodorant is a Western/European invention. So if you have a smelly South Asian freind, you know what to give on his or her birthday.

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