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Scientists discover Y-DNA haplogroups O2a and mt-DNA haplogroup M4a in the Rakhigarhi ancient DNA. These haplogroups are associated with the speakers of Austro-Asiatic languages such as Mundari, Santali and Khasi. These haplogroups and related languages are also present in Southeast Asia. In India, speakers of these languages are currently found mostly in Central and East India. Even though a prominent philologist of Harvard University, Mr. Michael Witzel, has argued the case for a language close to Munda (which he calls para-Mundari) being one of the languages of the erstwhile Indus Valley, a finding of this nature will come as a surprise to most others. So if the genetics do find haplogroups O and M4a in Rakhigarhi, some of our current understanding of Indian history may have to be revised.
Tony Joseph in The Hindu, December 23, 2017.
Prabhunath Hembrom
The nostalgia of childhood in a remote village continually led the author during his adulthood to muse over the lively, vivid reminiscences of ornament-clad and beautifully dressed women at times of the new year and harvest festivals. Such vivid memories, along with the rich legacy of his mother-tongue, mysteriously attracted him towards the classroom lectures relating to the Indus civilization.
Although Economics remained the principal subject in the university, the author was more fascinated by the various intriguing suspense that shrouded the base of the Indian culture. Towards the age of 50, he resolved to crack-down the impasse over deciphering the Indus script; although as he worked as an officer in the Commercial Taxes Department in Jharkhand, he employed his leisure in pursuing his aim. His firm determination for achieving the desired ambition successfully resulted in deciphering more than 150 Indus seals.
