1903 photo, a British photographer with two Indian guards!
But saw the height of an Indian compared to the British!
Height of one person is 7 feet 9 inches and another person is 7 feet 4 inches. At that time they were the tallest in India.
Both of them were born in Kashmir!
Wondering how we got short and fat now.
Bro we are British to blame. At that time the people of the subcontinent were very tall. But as a result of British exploitation there were about eighty famines in different parts of the subcontinent. And one in three dies. Those who remained had fat bellies and grew shorter over generations. Because the bigger the body, the bigger the muscles and the more calories needed to maintain them. So our survival instincts kick in and belly fat accumulates. So that when there is no food, this fat can be melted and provide energy to the body. That's why our body converts protein to fat much more than other nations and forms a fat body.
Even though the British left, the people of the subcontinent never returned to their previous prosperous condition and the body also remained in the same place. But slowly improving. You will notice that the height of people of this generation is relatively higher than their grandparents.
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Written by: Zahidul Islam
