Is it possible for peoples of india to have light colored eyes and or hair/skin?

Question

Is it possible for peoples of india to have light colored eyes and or hair/skin?

theres 1 billion people in india and im sure a lot of variation can some indians have lighter skin hair and eyes? and if so where do the lighter traits emerge from

Answer 1

yeah i think its possible and  also think that will be a sight to see! being different is pretty

Answer 2

yes, many are  caucasians and share dna types with Europeans

Answer 3

Yes typically you see those traits in the upper cast. i would say you see more fair skinned people in the north and in the mountains.

it goes back many thousands of years from traders and nomadic tribes.

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

you have a great question, i use to think the same thing but over the years  i grew to learn more an my answer has come from my real life encounter.

just because a child was born into this world an its parents where both dark skinned brown eyed parents it does not mean that either of the parents have been unfaithfull. I am a New Zealand born Kiwi european an my partner is born an raised in punjab india all my inlaws have coloured green/hazel eyes with nice tanned skin, when there parents have the opposite etc , i myself have hazel coloured eyes an my partner has green/hazel an we share to beautiful children my daugther has dark hazel eyes with tanned olive skin an where my son has bright blue eyes with a more darker olive skin. we have no control over how nature takes its course i do not no if i have made any sense but nobody can say what we will look like or what coloured eyes we inherit or skin colour all i say is just be blessed and grateful with what god has blessed us all with  

Answer 6

Yes it is possible.

In Northern India there is a larger population of light coloured people as opposed to South India where most people tend to have darker coloured skin.

It goes back to when India was populated by the British many years ago. The British officers had relationships with Indian women and passed on the genes for lighter eye and skin colour.

Answer 7

I don't think there would be any Indian "natural" blondes but skin colors range from very dark amongst the Tamils and other Dravidians of the south thru to people with green or light brown eyes and light colored skin due not just to European ancestry but also Turkish and Persian ancestry.

A lot of northern Indians are no darker than Europeans if they stay out of the sun.

Look at Naveen Andrews the British Indian or Eurasian actor in LOST!

He could pass for a very dark skinned  Celt and I bet if he learnt an Irish or Scots accent or you put him in a Renaissance courtier costume for a historical role he'd do a great job.

Ever seen the comedy program the Kumars?

My younger sister (Anglocletic) had a school friend who was descended from Parsees. In summer their skin color / tans were almost identical!

Answer 8

Some Northern Indians have grey, hazel and green eyes, and brown/fair hair with lighter skin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWI4zYh9S...

You can see some here.

There was a migration of settlers from the Turkey are starting about 9,000 years ago which brought the Indo European languages to India. So Northern Indians have a lot of South European/West Asian Caucasian ancestry in them