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Is there a 'standard' Indian body?

NPR | By Omkar Khandekar
Published May 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM EDT

India recently published a survey to 'standardize' the Indian body sizes, so its manufacturers don't have to use the U.S. and E.U. sizes for a billion people. But is there a 'standard' Indian body?

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