3. Mongoloids

The Mongoloids reached India from China, Mongolia, Tibet, Malyasia, Thailand, and Myanmar in about the first millennium BC. They occupied the Ladakh Division of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, the Himalayan and sub-IIimalayan belts, and the North Eastern states of India.

Dr. B.S. Guha has recognised two sub-groups of Mongoloids: (a) Palaeo-Mongoloid and (b) Tibeto-Mongoloid. The Palaeo-Mongoloid are the most primitive type which have long heads, medium stature, light brown colour, medium nose, oblique eyes, and scanty hair on body. Their representatives are found in the sub Himalayan region, particularly Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Indo Myanmar (Burma) border districts. Their representatives are Daflas, Garos, Kacharis, Khasis, Kuki-Nagas, Lalung, Machi, Miris, and Tipperas.

The Tibeto-Mongoloids are found in Bhutan, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand. Their typical features are long stature, light yellow colour, hairy body, oblique eyes, long nose, and Hat face. The Bhutias, the Gorkhas, the Ladakhis, the Kinnauris, the Tharus are the representatives of the Tibeto-Mongolid racial group.