Hyderabad, Oct. 3 -- A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that the Sindhi community living on India's west coast possesses a distinct genetic profile, different from Pakistani Sindhis, reflecting centuries of migration and assimilation.

Reliance to disrupt bottled water market by selling 'Campa Sure' at cheaper ratesThe research, led by Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and his colleague Dr Lomous Kumar, analysed six lakh DNA markers to trace ancestry, local integration, and migration history. The findings were published in Human Genomics on September 30, 2025.

The study shows that West Coast Sindhis have genetic links to Burusho and Hazara groups in Pakistan, along with as...