Can someone explain/red pill me on the cultural differences between these two places?
Also East India? I've googled it but East India looks like China to me
North India vs. South India
Benjamin Price
Aiden Cook
Originally posted in /int/, they told me Veeky Forums will provide a much more educated explanation
Ayden Reed
East India = Tibeto Burman Hill tribes
North India = Aryan Persian influenced rape babies. Light skinned Literally the niggers of India where most street shitting occurs
South India = Dravidian Master race, with indigenous sea faring maritime Chola glorious ancestors. Dark skinned, literal best part of India by all objective measures. Also have communist state government which is the most developed state of India
Carson Carter
That Argentine on /int/ probably lied to you. Just look at
William Jackson
Which states specifically do you mean by South India? Like Andra Pradesh and below? Or what?
Aiden Young
>implying anything I typed is wrong
Zachary Gray
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, not sure where the dividing line is
Isaiah White
South Indian here, the cultural difference requires an indepth understanding of the various movements of peoples within the subcontinent since 1500BC at least, first we will start with the draw of the places in the north and then the south.
In the north the main attraction was the indo gangetic plains and the vast number of huge rivers that provided fertile farming ground, the chain of mountains in the north east defended the indo gangetic plain, the best areas were the present day Bihar and Bengal stretching north to present day Nepal. Now the ancient indian understanding of north india was that it stretched from Takshashila, or Taxila down the indus to the rann of kutch in the west to edges of himalayas to the Groves of Champa or what is the current border of Myanmar in the east and the Vindhya mountain ranges to the south, this entire area was known as the Uttarapath.
Colton Clark
South india is from Goa, Karnataka, Telengana, Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Tuluva Nadu and Kerala, I can speak Malayalam the language of Kerala, Kannada of Karnataka and understand Tamil, Telegu is a little more difficult.
The main difference has to do with foreign and trade influence in terms of how they act, Kerala was always fairly metropolitan, inventive and mercantile, so they have a more open and liberal mindset and also know how to deal with people without drawing the sword everytime, though they did have their share of wars and massacres, no where near the violence that peaked in north periodically where genocide of incoming peoples or existing peoples were quite regular era-wise.
Kerala was one of the only places that jews were never oppressed or mistreated when they arrived first in 76 AD after the temples destruction, they were given land grants by the local chieftain and allowed to practice their faith without interference.
North had to contend with savage horsemen from central asia in the form of Saka, Kambojas, Hunas, Kushans and a host of other steppeniggers continously trying to enter the Indo-Gangetic plains which were highly developed kingdoms between 3rd Century BC and 7th Century AD prior to the arrival of islam.
Luke Williams
t. dravidian subhuman. nice meme calling light skins niggers whilst you're literally charcoal if not burrito shit brown.
Cooper Garcia
>can't refute objective fact
>proceeds to strawman
Blake Flores
south has nice buildings
Brody Brown
Your /Pol/tier post didn't include one fact desu...
Evan Wilson
This is one of the most complex geopolitical questions to answer so good luck finding it on here. I'll try but I'm sure I'll both be biased and leave out obvious stuff. Full disclosure I was born and brought up in Delhi, family hails from haryana and the only apart from delhi I've spent considerable time at is Mumbai.
North is defined as punjab, haryana, up, rajasthan, mp, uk, hp, bihar, j&k. Common culture is heavily agrarian. Punjab, haryana and rajasthan also have a military culture. While bihar was the where the oldest uni in the world was and also where Buddha found enlightenment it is one of the worst in literacy and overall the north is less educated and cares less about education than the south. There are many languages there but you could travel across it knowing only Hindi and not notice. This type of linguistic unity is unheard of elsewhere. This also relates to how the north is the political powerhouse of the country. Both national parties have strong bases in the north and most prominent Indian leaders were born in the north. Up especially is over represented politically. Some of the most important holy sites of Hinduism are in the north but due to it being the seat of Islamic rule the culture is mixed. Despite that it's also the Vegetarian stronghold of the nation.
The south is tn, ap, Kerala and karnataka. They all have their own languages but are somewhat able to talk to each other but not really the rest of India. This has also defined their politics where three of them are usually ruled by local parties. Due to lack of invasions the culture is more Hindu but also somehow less vegetarian (apart from Brahmins). It's the IT and engineering hub of the country. Most Indian tech workers outside of India are from here. 25% of Kerala's GDP is foreign remittance (mainly from gulf), which explains the communism. Also the seat of the anti-brahminist Dravidian movement. Cleaner. More incestuous.
Much more to say but I'm tired of phoneposting. East next.
Ryder Gonzalez
The east is odisha, wb, and the seven north eastern states. East bihar is also culturally similar. Northeast is mostly made up of tribes and the culture, while Chinese influenced, is something completely different. The tribal and Hindu nature of these parts has been eroded by unrelenting missionary work which has made this the most Christian part of these nation. The most neglected part of the nation by the mainstream. Also the cleanest part. Lot of tribal warfare and Chinese intervention make it less stable politically. If there was a part of India that was to successfully cede from the nation it would be this because of how much it's ignored and at times mistreated.
Bengal is the cultural and political hub of the region. British induced famines and a bloody partition have scarred the region for life. It leans heavily to the left politically. This imo contributes to its ever waning role in the mainstream. It was once, one of the most important regions. Culture is more and more Islamic by the day. Odisha is the more Hindu but even poorer cousin to Bengal. Has high rates of local emigration like bihar.
Vegetarianism is almost unheard of in the east.
Overall the east is the most culturally diverse places in India and amongst the top in the world. This is to its economic detriment though imo.
Coming back to India at large, I don't even know if it's worth it for a non Indian to learn the nuances of the many, many cultures here. There is so much present and so little written it's a hard battle to fight. And if you do get a good grasp of it you could probably get a job in your government as a specialist in foreign relations.
Alexander Young
south india is basically "The South" of india
>practices literal slavery
>extremely religious
>less white than the north
>dreams of secession from the federal government
Michael Morales
>practices literal slavery
We don't. Where did you hear this from?
>dreams of secession from the federal government
The secessionists are a small minority here.
Gavin Kelly
North India = Tunak Tunak Tun
South India = Benny Lava
This answers more than you might think.
Isaiah Allen
Tbh I actually liked Benny Lava as a song - the beat was very 80s like (but I didn't like the male singer)
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Was this type of music directly influenced by America? Also reminds me of "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja", a song very popular back in Russia
Mason Martinez
China hasn't had any interactions with the eastern hill tribes in decades, despite the indian media shilling that occurs sometimes.
At least leave your political shilling out of your attempted cultural post.
Benjamin Myers
So north is objectively better?
Ethan Perry
Didn't the south also create classical dances and pretty much 99% of the culture + music (not including food)?
From an outsider perspective, I feel like the north only really has bhangra which gets kinda annoying
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Not sure what the east has contributed culturally, I always associated it as China but with an Indian accent
Jose Bennett
south India also made this tim-and-eric style video... Honestly so confused about it
Parker Edwards
I think east india is this (4:50 of this video)
Robert Morgan
>youtu.be
>Manju Warrier
>mfw she is my maternal uncles ex wife...
Jackson Butler
she's really pretty/looks graceful in that
Why did they break up?
Ian Martin
is your uncle "Dileep"
Xavier Hughes
Oh mate, that is a huge story, has a lot to do with jealousy, authority and fame, that uncle is an actor as well, he is currently fighting a court case claiming that he paid people to rape Manju's best freind who is also an actress.
Its all fucked up and something I dont wanna touch with a 10 foot pole.
Power and money turn people...
Noah Nguyen
They're only so well ahead of everyone else, because Alberto Barbosa graced them with His presence.
Carson Butler
Unfortunately yes. I dont live in India though, I am overseas. Here is a pic of me, my brother and dileep at my cousin's wedding.
Robert Ortiz
My north Indian friend tells me the south is where all the disgusting stuff happens and where the really awful stereotypical Indians come from. Is he right?
Benjamin Baker
Depends, its mostly north that is backwards and shit on streets and have widespread rapes.
Many northerners emigrate south where all the industry and money is, the south contributes over half of the national GDP while housing only 25% of india's population, north contributes the rest with 75% of the population.
Joshua Hill
Are you also an actor? What do you do?
Hunter Barnes
>Is he right?
Yes.
Ignore the south indian posters.
Justin Scott
not an actor, my parents immigrated to NZ when I was 12, I am normal wageslave in NZ earning modestly in a international ICT company.