Unity and Diversity of India: A Genomic Reconstruction from Ancestral Footfalls

Speaker: Dr Partha P. Majumder, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics

Chair: Prof Samir K. Brahmachari, Secretary, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India, and Director General, CSIR

Providing a synthesis of the findings of studies in genomics theory and technology over the last decade, the talk will explain how these have enabled a scientific estimate of the extent of unity and diversity among the peoples of India, the reconstruction of their origins, and allowed us to trace trails of migration through the length and breadth of India, showing their impact on the population structure