10-30-2006, 09:42 AM
Even though I don't subscribe to AIT, I've always wondered why it's easy to distinguish between brahmins, Dalits and the rest. I am not talking skin color here. Even a dark-skinned Brahmin has certain features which distinguish him from a fair-skinned dalit. Irrespective of color, certain features do characterize brahmins, dalits and others. Perhaps, husky and others who're into this can throw some light on this.
IMO, however, AIT is popular for one reason and one reason only. Indians love AIT, because it gives them a chance to identify themselves with westerners. That's why most Indians try to keep it alive, and it's not due to western scholarship and the rest. Those things may be true but Indians are willingly accepting their research, why? It's because deep down, as Francois Gautier suggests, Indians want to be white; hence the success of AIT even though it's got no evidence.
IMO, however, AIT is popular for one reason and one reason only. Indians love AIT, because it gives them a chance to identify themselves with westerners. That's why most Indians try to keep it alive, and it's not due to western scholarship and the rest. Those things may be true but Indians are willingly accepting their research, why? It's because deep down, as Francois Gautier suggests, Indians want to be white; hence the success of AIT even though it's got no evidence.