01-28-2008, 06:01 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Pandyan+Jan 28 2008, 12:01 AM-->QUOTE(Pandyan @ Jan 28 2008, 12:01 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->most Indians are morphologically very similar (in terms of facial structure etc) and only differ (that too slightly) in skin color and <b>height</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't think there is real height difference between people in north and south. Currently we see a major difference in height between people from Punjab and rest of India because, Punjabis countinue to take more healthy food and maintained their martial practices in their rural area. Most of the Indians suffered malnutrition after first world war and that resulted in many of them becoming shorter. I can see this in my own family that both my grandfathers (in Kerala) were more than 6 feet, whereas most of their children and grand children are shorter. I even notice many of the children born after green revolution are infact taller. The reason - better food intake.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Thats my view. Climate differences aren't relevant in this case because Punjab/Delhi summers are hotter and drier than in Chennai and it barely even touches 0 in the winter.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There is another difference in the way people dress in south and north of India. When it is hot or cold, people in north cover their body properly (may be it is too dry there) and avoid exposure to direct sun light. People in south will wear a loin clothe and work under the sun. What do you expect their skin color to be, that too after several centuries?
I don't think there is real height difference between people in north and south. Currently we see a major difference in height between people from Punjab and rest of India because, Punjabis countinue to take more healthy food and maintained their martial practices in their rural area. Most of the Indians suffered malnutrition after first world war and that resulted in many of them becoming shorter. I can see this in my own family that both my grandfathers (in Kerala) were more than 6 feet, whereas most of their children and grand children are shorter. I even notice many of the children born after green revolution are infact taller. The reason - better food intake.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Thats my view. Climate differences aren't relevant in this case because Punjab/Delhi summers are hotter and drier than in Chennai and it barely even touches 0 in the winter.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There is another difference in the way people dress in south and north of India. When it is hot or cold, people in north cover their body properly (may be it is too dry there) and avoid exposure to direct sun light. People in south will wear a loin clothe and work under the sun. What do you expect their skin color to be, that too after several centuries?