Ethnic
Origin/Identity of Bengali People
ThePre-Dravidian
Origin
Pre-Dravidian
group first came to this region. They are named as:
Austric: The people of Mundari language group such as Santal, Veel, Munda belong
to this group.
In
Shanskrit literature the same group is named as Nishad
The
Dravidian Origin
Dravidians came to this place as the second group.
They
have the similarity with the people of Mediterranean region. So,
some scholars say that the Dravidians are the generated from the Ancient
Egyptian group.
The
Aryan Origin
The
Aryans came to Bengal at last through invasion from the north of
South Asia. They are of two categories in general:
Alpine: Resided in the high
mountain valley and due to the living in the highland, having fair
complexion and short forehead. The upper class Bengali
Hindus (Brahmins)are mostly from this group.
Nordic:
the
character of this Aryan group is found among the North Indian people who have fair
complexion and long forehead.
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