yeah, yeah i know this isn’t an indian forum incase i get a post saying why i’m posting this. but who can describe what coorgs are exactly? i mean i know they are a small group in karnataka. they generally have different looks (aish rai). first head of army, lm cariappa was a coorg i think. pathans and them may have similar ancestry. a lot of them have light eyes. look like marathi brahmins i think.
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this is the first time i am hearing of coorg. what r they. how come they r linked with the pashtuns. as far as i know pashtuns are from the schitian tribe who speak the west iranian language pashto and also persian. more info of them plz/
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**yeah, yeah i know this isn't an indian forum incase i get a post saying why i'm posting this. but who can describe what coorgs are exactly? i mean i know they are a small group in karnataka. they generally have different looks (aish rai). first head of army, lm cariappa was a coorg i think. pathans and them may have similar ancestry. a lot of them have light eyes. look like marathi brahmins i think.
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OOps, actually aish may be bunt or something whatever that means. similar to coorgs.
so what r they??
bunt and coorg??
Another Martial Race. They seem to claim a long ancestry like every other group in India.
Life style, Culture & Specialty: As per 1981 census Kodagu (Coorg) is small not only in area but also by its population. There are people of different castes like eravaru, kudiyaru, kurubas and tribals along with corgis (kodavas). It has large population of Harijans also. Kodavas are the people living in Kodagu (Coorg) having some special features of their own. It is said that Chandravarma of Kadambis was their ancestor. According to Father Heras, they are the people belonging to the Mohenjodaro civilization and one of their branches came south- world and stayed in this land of beauty. According to some others they are “Sythiyans” who came to India along with Alexander. They had a link with the Arabs who were regular visitors to India at that time and they started wearing dresses like Arabs. But there is no definite theory about the original place of Kodavas. Even though there is no historical proof there is no doubt that Kodavas belong to a very old civilization. They are having a life style and culture of their own, which is very special and attractive. Even their customs are also very special and attractive. Not only their dresses but also even the physical features of both male and female are very attractive. The “Janapada” (folk) songs rendered during marriages, birthday parties and at the time of deaths, during fairs are very philosophical and have a lot of meaning. Corgis are very much interested in martial arts. They are born soldiers. This community has given to great Generals to our nation, much more officers and many more jawans to the army. <<
Indus Valley people driven out or just migrated?
Scythians?
Scythians is likely too. Scythians came as far as as South India before the Andhras under Satavahans stopped them.
They seem to have won ultimately or lost to Gupta dynasty depending on the way you look at it.
Anyway these were the days when all invaders settled down and got absorbed into Hinduism.
http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/kodagu/kar_tour_coorg.htm
Yeah coorg is a district in Karnataka. The people are known as 'Kodavas'. They are generally very well built and good looking. They are known for their Bravery.
Though they are fair skinned, I don't known if they have any link to pashtun's, but however coorgi's are very smart people.
Some Coorgi claim that they are a pre-islamic group of Arabs. Good looking, hard working people, with fascinating traditions.