Indian Traditions are very Valuable

                                                                                                                 Proff. R. S. Sengar and Mukesh Sharma

Very Valuable - Indian Traditions - Not known to many People every one Must Read.

Chromosomes, Genes and Relations

1. Husband and Wife – The First Generation.

2. Children (siblings) – The Second Generation - they take 50%-50% chromosomes from parents so share 50% of Genes.

3. Third Generation - Grand children share 25% genes of Grand Parents (first generation).

4. Fourth Generation Shares 12.5% of the Genes.

5. Fifth Generation Shares 6.25% Genes.

6. Sixth Generation Shares 3.125% Genes.

7. Seventh Generation Shares 1.56% Genes.

8. Eight Generation Shares < 1% Genes of the first Generation.

As per Indian tradition, starting from the origin of (the first generation), family relations (like Cousins) are counted till the seventh generation. So the Marriages within the family are not encouraged till the seventh generation as there is a possibility of congenital disease in the children (due to a non dominant gene becoming dominant).

From Eighth Generation it is not considered as family and thats why the relationship of Husband and Wife is said to be of 7 lives (सात जन्म).

Three generations are called सपिण्ड (literally meaning from the same lump of rice - this is because a lump of rice is offered to the three nearest ancestors) and from fourth to seventh they are not सपिण्ड but भाऊबंदकी. (Some of us will remember that the pandit asks us to take names of three preceding generations while performing some pujas).

After Seventh Generations the relation is not of family but is considered to be of same lineage (गौत्र).

Above information helps understand the logic behind some of the traditions so common but rarely understood.

We need to be aware of our Traditional Believes.

Please go on as such.

Writer: Professor R. S. Sengar, Director Training and Placement, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Modipuram, Meerut.