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3. The Mongoloids


They are found in the Himalayan and sub-Himalayan regions stretching from Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) to Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and the Hill states of North East India. They are of short stature, yellow in complexion, have medium broad nose, flat face, and oblique eyes with an epicanthic fold. Their representatives are the Kinnets of Lahul-Spiti and Kullu, the Lepchas, and Bhutias of Sikkim, and tire Tharus of the Tarai region of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.