Origin and identity of the Brokpa of Dah-Hanu, Himalayas - an NRY-HG L1a2 (M357) legacy

• Main Authors: Adikarla Syama (Author), Varadarajan Santhakumari Arun (Author), GaneshPrasad ArunKumar (Author), Ray Subhadeepta (Author), Kai Friese (Author), Ramasamy Pitchappan (Author), The Genographic Consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Brokpas are an isolated tribal population of the Dah-Hanu villages of the Leh district of India. They speak Dardic, a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family, and are putatively identified as "pure Aryan," a hegemonic impression perpetuated by foreign tourism. Aim:...