Do you know what you really are?

by **Alexis** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:58 am

My sister (Aqua) and I were having a conversation with someone at college about races and people and how these days we can never tell their ethnic background. This whole thing came up because this lady wondered 'what' we were. Since we dont really look Indian, supposedly.

It could be that we dont look very Indian because of our ancestors. We have ancestors of German, Afghani, and Oriental descent.

None of us are a 100% anything. We're all a mix of something.

So do you know your roots? Do you have ancestors that were other than Indian? Do tell.

by **akhilis2cool** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:02 pm

AFAIK i am an Indian.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:29 pm

well...according to anthropologists, archeologists and other scientists, all our ancestors were from africa....

by **Alexis** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:30 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:well...according to anthropologists, archeologists and other scientists, all our ancestors were from africa....

Now I dont mean for you to go back thaaaat far!

by **malakpetmasala** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:49 pm

are u proud about it or do u regret it?

anyway, both my mum and dad are indian and their parents too and their parents as well... i dont know beyond that.

by **Sachin** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:53 pm

malakpetmasala wrote:are u proud about it or do u regret it?

anyway, both my mum and dad are indian and their parents too and their parents as well... i dont know beyond that.

SAME HERE

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:41 pm

my lineage is purely Indian

...that too largely south indian...

i say 'largely' coz some elders say that there is a north indian gene in our bloodline in my mom's side....popular family legend suggests an ancestor married a north indian girl while working for some king over there.....no one knows how long ago that was....

by **Aquarian81** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:17 pm

Well I know my great-great-great grandparents were Indian, but beyond that we are aware of some other races marrying into our family and becoming part of it.

What Id really like to do this winter (during my vacation------after my Washington DC trip) is to prepare a geneology chart. Hopefully trace back atleast 7-8 generations.

by **~akidna~** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:29 pm

oh yeh ....even i have ancestors who descended from russia afghanitan from middle east....all mixed up...lol

but fortunately i dont have to prepare a geneology chart....our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...

by **Alexis** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:51 am

~akidna~ wrote:oh yeh ....even i have ancestors who descended from russia afghanitan from middle east....all mixed up...lol

but fortunately i dont have to prepare a geneology chart....our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...

Thats cool, I dont think our family does that. Infact, Im pretty sure they dont. I wish they did though.

by **oneminutecooler** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:01 am

I for sure do not know what I really am and I don't think it will be too easy for me to trace back. Although, sometimes I do wish I could. All I know is that my parents are Indian and so were my grand parents.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:08 am

~akidna~ wrote:...our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...

WOW! thats cool yaar...being able to trace back one's ancestory....i think i shud start making one now, from as far back as elders in my family can remember....

by **malakpetmasala** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:11 am

CtrlAltDel wrote:
~akidna~ wrote:...our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...
WOW! thats cool yaar...being able to trace back one's ancestory....i think i shud start making one now, from as far back as elders in my family can remember....

would u think it would be of any great use other than a waste of time CAD?

by **CtrlAltDel** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:58 am

malakpetmasala wrote:
CtrlAltDel wrote:
~akidna~ wrote:...our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...
WOW! thats cool yaar...being able to trace back one's ancestory....i think i shud start making one now, from as far back as elders in my family can remember....
would u think it would be of any great use other than a waste of time CAD?

i think it wud be interesting to know the names of my ancestors....who knows i might discover some long lost relatives....

...on second thots...new relatives? :shock:

thats scary...

by **Alexis** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:09 pm

Yeah, but the 'new relatives' wouldnt really still be alive since youre discovering the ones in the past. So its cant be that scary.

Or it could. Depends on who you discover you are related to!

by **~akidna~** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:34 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
malakpetmasala wrote:
CtrlAltDel wrote:
~akidna~ wrote:...our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...
WOW! thats cool yaar...being able to trace back one's ancestory....i think i shud start making one now, from as far back as elders in my family can remember....
would u think it would be of any great use other than a waste of time CAD?
i think it wud be interesting to know the names of my ancestors....who knows i might discover some long lost relatives....

...on second thots...new relatives? thats scary...

lol..

well i have the whole history of my family n ..it doesnt really make a difference...

may b its like they say

ghar ki murgi dal barabar

but go ahead ..it might not be such a waste of time...maybe u might inherit a million dollars n property from a far distant relative...who knows !!!:lol:

by **CtrlAltDel** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:10 pm

Alexis wrote:the 'new relatives' wouldnt really still be alive since youre discovering the ones in the past

i meant living persons who turn out to be my relatives coz of some common ancestor.... :roll:

i really hope its not those pesky a$$holes downstairs...i do not want them to be my relatives...

~akidna~ wrote:...maybe u might inherit a million dollars n property from a far distant relative...who knows !!!:lol:

u said the Golden Words baybee.....

my chart wud help in any legal property problems i think

by **RegisteredFinally** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:48 pm

~akidna~ wrote:oh yeh ....even i have ancestors who descended from russia afghanitan from middle east....all mixed up...lol

but fortunately i dont have to prepare a geneology chart....our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...

get outta here

are you serious??!!!

are you related to him??!! if it's true that would make you my distant cousin ..itd be interesting to find out where our shijrahs are linked

he was iraqi originally baghdad i think :oops:

..persia, germany, iraq, afghanistan, african

hyd that diverse?!!!!

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by **Reality,,its here.Accept it.** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:54 pm

RegisteredFinally wrote:
~akidna~ wrote:oh yeh ....even i have ancestors who descended from russia afghanitan from middle east....all mixed up...lol

but fortunately i dont have to prepare a geneology chart....our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...

get outta here are you serious??!!!
are you related to him??!! if it's true that would make you my distant cousin ..itd be interesting to find out where our shijrahs are linked
he was iraqi originally baghdad i think ..persia, germany, iraq, afghanistan, african
hyd that diverse?!!!!
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Cool,,a happy family reunion ,,thanks to fhdb....thats a first i guess.

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by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:37 pm

Reality,,its here.Accept it. wrote:Cool,,a happy family reunion ,,thanks to fhdb....thats a first i guess..

no...the second...there was a reunion of long lost cousins a few months ago

by **~akidna~** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:52 pm

RegisteredFinally wrote:
~akidna~ wrote:oh yeh ....even i have ancestors who descended from russia afghanitan from middle east....all mixed up...lol

but fortunately i dont have to prepare a geneology chart....our family has this thing called the "shijrah"....it contains details about births deaths marraiges n stuff datin back to the time of Adam A.S....to Gause Pak...to i guess the last ones to be entered in that was my mom n her siblings...we still aint in it...but its all in urdu or arabic...

get outta here are you serious??!!!
are you related to him??!! if it's true that would make you my distant cousin ..itd be interesting to find out where our shijrahs are linked
he was iraqi originally baghdad i think ..persia, germany, iraq, afghanistan, african
hyd that diverse?!!!!
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yup.....Syeds...from both sides mom n dad.....we must be related everyone in hyd is somehow related to the other.....

by **Sharjeel** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:23 pm

My maternal relatives are all Syeds. That makes me a half syed

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Which mena that I can win half an argument

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by **Scorpion's Sting** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:44 pm

Well my paternal grand-dad and grand-mum both are from Amritsar. However my maternal great-grand-father was a very big land-lord. Although most of that property has been left on the other side of the border so it'll be really confusing for me to trace my ancestory.

by **~akidna~** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:45 pm

Sharjeel wrote:My maternal relatives are all Syeds. That makes me a half syed .

Which mena that I can win half an argument .

i dont knw for sure....but i guess ur a syed...if ur father is a syed.....doesnt matter if ur mom is syed....(i dont know why but it is)

by **black wizard** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:47 pm

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