The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c15.165

v1.c15.165

1. The Dravidian type in the larger section of the peninsula which lies to the south of the United Provinces and east of about longitude 76° E. 'The stature is short or below mean; the complexion very dark, approaching black; hair plentiful, with an occasional tendency to curl; eyes dark; head long; nose very broad, sometimes depressed at the root, but not so as to make the face appear flat.'