When you mention India, everyone's first impression may be strange, but aside from this impression, India is also an ancient civilization for thousands of years. It is also a regional power and still has its own strengths. So today, let’s take a look at the North and South cultures of India and see what interesting things they have.
The differences between North and South in our country are well known. There are differences, and each has its own characteristics. In fact, India is similar, but the difference is that we rely on national and political identity, and India depends on religious identity to maintain. So what are their characteristics?
I want to talk about it first. When it comes to the history of culture and civilization, it may not be exactly the same as the current border. For example, when it comes to Indian culture, it is inevitable to mention the current , Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries, including This is also a very common phenomenon in Sri Lanka and Nepal. For example, when it comes to German history and culture, it is necessary to mention Austria.
India is bounded by the Vindia Mountains in the north and south, the North India Plain is more in the south, and the Deccan Plateau in the south
India is roughly bounded by the Vindia Mountains in the north and south and to the north. South is South India.
So in the context of ancient India, the characteristics of North Indian culture are , Ganges and the Indus river basin civilization. Among them, the Ganges River Basin occupies a dominant position, but the Indus River is located in the upper reaches, which is closely related to the early history of Indian civilization.
For example, the Ganges River Basin is equivalent to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China, that is, the Central Plains. In the history of India, there are not many dynasties that completely unified the entire subcontinent, but North India is based on Ganges River Basin As the center, it is often unified. For example, when Xuanzang traveled west, the Ori-Japanese Empire, and all the large Indian dynasties were centered and based on the Ganges River basin in North India, and then gradually expanded to the south. The size often depends on the intensity of development, but the basic disk is in the Ganges River Basin.
North India is the core of Indian history,The picture shows the ancient Indian kingdoms, which are basically distributed in North India
and the Indus basin is the barrier of the North Indian dynasty. This place is not well controlled and is often subject to invasion. Imagine that there was no Hexi Corridor in the Song Dynasty. Many Indian dynasties were so embarrassed. Many people ridiculed that India was invaded so many times in history, and it became an ethnic museum. Isn't it just a Kaibor Pass? Why not fix a checkpoint? I originally thought it was unreasonable, but later discovered the cause of the problem.
Because the Kabul Pass is not just a mountain pass, it is connected to the Kabul Valley of Afghanistan. If you want to control the Kabul Pass, you must at least take down the entire Kabul Valley and fix the checkpoints at both ends of the valley, but the Indian dynasty did not have this. Strength, because its northwest direction has always been invaded by powerful countries or powerful nomads from Central Asia and West Asia. Like the Mughal dynasty, it competed with the Persia Safavid dynasty for a long time for Afghanistan, but It was helpless to compete with others, and the geographical situation was not conducive to the Indians. Neither the natives of ancient India nor the foreign dynasties could change this. Therefore, the Indians changed their thinking later, either using religion to assimilate others, or just use religion to assimilate others. Migrate directly to the south and go to South India. As for which ethnic group from the north wants to come, let it go.
So we can see that the overall tone of Indian culture is relatively loose and lazy, loose is its advantage, laziness is its corresponding disadvantage. Although it may be a bit stereotyped, the overall tone is true. So what is the difference between North and South?
Although the North Indians look relatively lazy as a whole, they still have a certain unified foundation. The North Indians have a relatively unified language, Hindi, which basically covers the entire upper and middle reaches of the Ganges River Basin, and In most parts of the northwest border, people who speak this language are of the Hindustan ethnicity, which means the people of India. It is the main ethnic group in India. There are many times when the Indians actually refer to them. These people are the descendants of the ancient Aryan Hinduism, the caste system, and the good and bad things that are representative of the entire Indian civilization are their original creations. The Hindustan population accounts for 46.3% of the total population of India, that is, more than 650 million people. In other words, in the entire South Asia, they It can also account for more than one-third, that is, more than 34%. The population of the main ethnic group is almost the same as that of the previous Russian Empire. Tsarist Russia accounted for 44% that year, which is a relatively majority and the largest among multiple ethnic groups. However, the religious influence of Indians is stronger than that of Tsarist Russia.
North Indians have lighter skin, mostly Aryan descendants, South Indians have darker skin, mostly Dravidian descendants
So speaking of North Indians, basically you mention Indians The impression is similar, but one thing is that the impression that Indians are black does not apply to North India. Although North Indians are dark white, they have not yet looked like blacks. That is South India. Indian.
North Indians prefer politics and military affairs. The Punjab state of North India is home to a large number of Sikhs . This is a religious nation. The whole people believe in Sikhism and are quite martial. Those in the Indian army cover They are the ones with big turbans. You can see that in Punjab, the most northwestern part of India, there is already a certain Central Asian flavor. The Punjabi are the largest ethnic group in Pakistan. People in this place have relatively fair skin and taller bodies.
North India’s terrain is dominated by plains, which is similar to Germany and my country, but India is divided into two plains by the Indus and Ganges rivers. The Indus plain in the west has historically been continuously affected by external forces and eventually separated Indigenous India. This is a very special phenomenon in Indian history.
The Indus Valley where Pakistan is located. has always been affected by external influences in history. Dayue people, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks and Central Asians, etc., these influences made Pakistan separate from India Native, but tightly intertwined with India because of the geographical restrictions of South Asia. Now it is hard to tell whether Pakistanis are closer to Indians? Or is it closer to the Iranians? Or is it closer to the Arabs? The skin of Pakistanis should be the lightest in South Asia,Culturally, it also places the greatest emphasis on military administration rather than economics.
South Indians are more scattered. Different from the general impression, the states of South India are wealthier than North India, and their education base is better. The incidence of poverty is lower than that of North India, and the literacy rate is higher than that of North India, so it is more talented than North India. Didn't expect it? These South Indians are the "black Indians" in the stereotype of ordinary netizens, such as Tamil.
Different from the general impression, South India has a better economy. The picture shows the South Indian Tamil movie Baahubali
South India is the territory of the Dravidian language family, these people are Aryans After arriving in India, there are not so many people who have mixed with the local brown indigenous people. The population is not so large. Aryans account for 46%. There are other light-skinned people also distributed in the north, such as those in Turks, Persia, Arabia, and Greece. Descendants, the overall Aryan race is 72%, with many languages and ethnic groups, but in fact, the race is not so exaggerated. Although religious believers can be found in all major religions, Hinduism also accounts for 80% of the majority . So this is the reason why India is so weird that it has not split.
The Dravidians account for 25% and are mainly distributed in the south. The typical feature of this ethnic group is that they have a Caucasian face but have a dark skin color. They are mixed races, and their sailing skills are very strong, such as the history of South India. The Chula dynasty of Shanghai has a great power in Indonesia. Compared with North India, they prefer sailing and doing business. In fact, they are closer to modern civilization internally. The behavior of distinguishing advantages and disadvantages by skin color is obviously suffered here. Arrived a powerful refutation.
South Indians are often low-caste people, but they are also more independent in history, because India can only unify the north. This is because the South Indian peninsula is wedged into the Indian Ocean like a dagger, with a large north-south span, and the southern part is mainly the Deccan Plateau, with many mountains and unification is not easy. India’s history lacks the tradition of unification, so it often leaves one. The southern cape or peninsula cannot be brought under direct rule, which also causes the Tamils to disagree with the north, and it is embarrassing for the Indian nationalists not to play with Tamils.
Of course,South Indians don’t take a long time to turn around economically. They are similar to South Germans. It is said that the differences between North and South in many countries in the world are actually very similar. The North is easy to be unified and more conservative, and the South is more fragmented, but also more open. , Of course, the north and south of the Italians may be reversed. If the two are combined well, such as in our country, then national rejuvenation is just around the corner. If there is a problem with the combination, such as Prussia and Austria, it will be very embarrassing. So how are the Indians combined?
India belongs to the type that is not very good and not very bad. In fact, India has always been the same in history, and it exists in a special way on the South Asian subcontinent. It hasn't expanded outward. Although India has great ambitions in recent decades, it does not have that strength either. Others, it is not easy to eat it, so it has formed a wonderful South Asian subcontinent that no one in the world can understand now.
The North Indians are better at politics and military. The picture shows the Sikh infantry regiments in India, known for their good combatants. All should be attributed to the Indian culture. In the territory claimed by the Indian nationalists, Afghanistan is a state of its own, from the northwest close to Central and West Asia and even the Near East culture to the yellow people close to Burma in the northeast, and then to the south. The appetite of the Dravidians and North Indians is not small.
South Indians are more enthusiastic about wealth, family, and life. They prefer immigration and are more open. Overseas immigrants and high-end Indian talents in Silicon Valley are often South Indians. To be honest, India is lost. With a lot of talents, North India is a bit too conservative.
In terms of religion, North Indians like to emphasize Hinduism and are more influenced by foreign religions. They have even begun to change towards monotheism, emphasizing the belief in the main god Shiva or Vishnu, and regard Hinduism as the spirit of the Indian nation source of. Many high-caste people in North India are still emphasizing the caste system . Even now, many schools of Hinduism have begun to deny the caste system. South Indians worship various local gods more, are more scattered, and more casual, and may be more superstitious but may also be more suitable for a secular life. In addition, Buddhism is more preserved in the south than in the north.In North India, Buddhism is just a religion, while in South India, Buddhism often means correctness.
In terms of diet, North India has gradually begun to use cutlery and other tableware, and eat more meat. Muslims and Christians eat beef, and Sikh also allows meat, although Hindus do not eat beef. However, compared with South Indians, they eat more chicken, fish, etc., and have more noodles. They also eat naan bread with the characteristics of Central Asia. South Indians still retain the habit of pilaf and eat only rice. Tableware is not used, and some foods are often wrapped in leaves, and they are mainly vegetarian and have a lighter taste. Generally speaking, there are more meat in North India and more vegetarianism in South India. However, as a whole, Indians do not eat much meat. There are differences within them, but they are certainly smaller than those in other countries.
To sum up, North India is a plain terrain, with lighter skin color, stronger uniformity, relatively conservative economy, more enthusiastic about the dream of a big country, higher combat effectiveness, mainly believes in a single god, has a strong diet, eats pasta, and is mainly engaged in farming , While South India is a plateau terrain, with darker skin color, strong dispersion, relatively developed economy, prefers personal family life, more pacifism, believes in various diversified local gods, has a lighter diet, eats rice, and prefers sailing In business, the differences are relative. The commonality between North and South is greater than the commonality with other countries. This is one reason why India can maintain unity.
South and North India is mainly based on Hinduism and politically dominated by the Aryans of North India, while the south is more open.
Actually, did you find it at all? India has a dominant nation. Although this dominant nation is very weak, it relies on the main religion to maintain it, and then supplements it with the relatively main nation and language. At the same time, it is not so exaggerated in ethnicity. More than 70% is still the Indian Mediterranean. Race, there are only less than 30% of the dark-skinned race. In addition to the Aryan family and the Dravidian family, only a very limited number of pre-Dalavidian brown races and Andaman dwarf blacks exist in the marginal areas of the southern islands. There are a small number of yellow races in the northeast. The so-called five races are actually very few of the other three. In this way, it has a dominant religion, a dominant race, and a relatively dominant ethnicity and language. In fact, it is more dependent on a relatively small number of people than Tsarist Russia. The main nation to maintain,At the same time, the cohesion of countries that weaken religious and linguistic identity is even higher, so India has existed until now. Of course, it is not enough to unify all ancient India range.
North Indian states have closer exchanges and are the cornerstone of India's unification. At the same time, they are more conservative and exclusive. The states of South India are relatively more independent and are a major channel for foreign exchanges. This is the difference between North and South India. Therefore, when we talk about Indians in the future, we should not generalize them. Moreover, after all, India is still a regional power, and its potential strength should not be underestimated. For this neighboring country, we must also know ourselves and the enemy, which is the correct attitude.
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