"go to Okhaldhunga and come across some Basnet and Karkee or Khadka " Yes, you are right about that. Khadkas look not just like bahuns. Many of them can look White with blue eyes. I am not joking. I know some Khadkas who could pass for White people. I am willing to marry anybody from any caste, but they gotta fit the description I am looking for. Magdalena, you are 100% correct about genetics and caste system. You are probably aware of the fact that as you go up the caste ladder, the more your genes seem to look like that of Europeans. Even so, the % is in the 50's. The crux of the matter is that Indians, no matter what caste they belong to, are more similar to each other than to outside groups. The lower-castes in India have predominantly proto-asian blood. "What's hilarious is that some indian people think they have blond hair and blue eyes. now that's impossible " Exactly, Kashmiris can be blond. Do you know about the Chitpavan/Koknashta brahmins, Magdalena? They're from the Maharastra region. They are known for their fair skin and light eyes. So it's not correct to say that blondism is a trait found solely in the Northwestern region. Gujjars, Pathans, Kalashas, Jats etc are light-skinned. Google "Jaunsaris", Magdalena. They live in the Uttaranchal region of India, and are known for their light skin as well. They trace their roots to the Pandavas. A mama of mine has bluish h eyes. It's common among Nepali bahuns and chettris(khadkas, karkis, etc). . "Moreover, being of a pure-bred indo-aryan stock is much more harmful in an environment like nepal than it is helpful." So you seem to believe that Aryans were nordics. I highly doubt that. I go for the Irano-Afghan types. They are the definition of what the original indo-europeans look like in my humble opinion. The term "Aryan" itself does not refer to any specific ethnicity, as the meaning is "noble". "And since the whole 'pure' thing brought on massive inbreeding, there tends to be high cases of autism, downs syndrome, etc" Well yeah, you're correct, Magdalena. Inbreeding is commong among smaller groups actually. Jews are known to marry close relatives of theirs. Inbreeding means more diseases. What they do to pigs can be summed up by one word: heterosis. It is the opposite of inbreeding in a sense.