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The Fingerprints of the Sayyads of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

A.C. Srivastava*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University, India
*
Anthropological Survey of India, North Western Station, 51/7 Hardwar Road, Dehra Dun-248001, India

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A study of the fingerprints of the Sayyads of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, has given the following frequencies: whorls 40.87%, loops 56.33% and arches 2.80%. The mean pattern intensity is 13.81 ± 0.27, showing no significant differences with neither the upper nor the lower-caste Hindus of U.P., excepting the Purabia Chamar.

As for the ridge count, the Sayyads show a mean of 151.52 ± 3.62, which is highest as compared to Hindu populations of U.P. However, no significant differences are apparent between the Sayyads and Brahmins, Rajputs, and Ahirs. The Sayyads are found to differ significantly from the earlier Muslim sample reported by Singh (1961).

A comparison of the Sayyads with their coreligionists residing in the distant lands from India fails to reveal consistent dermatoglyphic affinities.

Riassunto

Riassunto

Uno studio delle impronte digitali dei Sayyad del distretto di Lucknow, nell'Uttar Pradesh, ha dato le seguenti frequenze: vortici 40.87%, anse 56.33%, archi 2.80%. L'intensità media delle figure è di 13.81 ± 0.27 e non presenta differenze significative con gli Hindu dell'Uttar Pradesh delle caste superiori o inferiori, ad eccezione dei Purabia Chamar. Per quanto riguarda il conteggio delle creste, i Sayyad presentano una media di 151.52 ± 3.62, che è la più elevata per le popolazioni Hindu dell'Uttar Pradesh. Tuttavia, non si rilevano differenze significative fra Sayyad e Bramini, Rajput ed Ahir. I Sayyad risultano differire significativamente dal campione di Musulmani precedentemente riportato da Singh (1961). Un raffronto dei Sayyad con i loro correligionari di regioni lontane dall'India non appare rivelare particolari affinità.

Résumé

Résumé

Une étude des empreintes digitales des Sayyads de Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, a donné les fréquences suivantes: tourbillons 40.87%, boucles 56.33%, arcs 2.80%. L'intensité moyenne de figures est de 13.81 ± 0.27 et ne présente aucune différence significative avec les Hindus de l'Uttar Pradesh des castes supérieures et inférieures, à l'exception des Purabia Chamar. En ce qui concerne le compte des crêtes, les Sayyads présentent une moyenne de 151.52 ± 3.62, la plus élevée des populations Hindu de l'Uttar Pradesh. Toutefois, il n'existe aucune différence significative entre les Sayyads et les Brahmins, les Rajputs et les Ahirs. Les Sayyads diffèrent significativement d'un échantillon de Musulmans précédemment décrit par Singh (1961). Une comparaison des Sayyads avec leurs coréligionnaires d'autres régions que l'Inde n'a pas indiqué de ressemblances.

Zusammenfassung

Zusammenfassung

Eine Untersuchung der Fingerabdrücke der Sayyad aus dem Gebiet von Lucknow im Uttar Pradesh ergab folgende Verteilung: 40.87% Wirbel, 56.33% Schleifen, 2.80% Bögen. Die Durchschnittsintensität der Figuren beträgt 13.81 ± 0.27 ohne wesentliche Unterschiede gegenüber den Hindus der oberen und unteren Kasten mit Ausnahme der Purabia Chamar. An Hautleisten weisen die Sayyad mit einem Durchschnitt von 151.52 ± 3.62 den Höchstwert der Hindubevölkerungen des Uttar Pradesh auf; jedoch bestehen keine wesentlichen Unterschiede zwischen Sayyad und Brahminen, Rajput und Ahir. Die Sayyad scheinen sich ziemlich von dem 1961 von Singh gebrachten Mohamedaner-Muster abzuzeichnen. Eine Gegenüberstellung zwischen den Sayyad und ihren Glaubensgenossen in den fernen Gegenden Indiens scheint keine besondere Affinität zutage zu bringen.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1972

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