Varanasi, Sept. 27 -- The genetic makeup of the people of Rajasthan is linked far more closely to the populations of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat than to those of Pakistan.

Professor Gyaneshwar Chaubey, a geneticist at Banaras Hindu University, presented this conclusion during a research-based lecture at the international seminar titled 'Rajasthan: Antiquity and Transformation,' held at the Vedic Science Centre auditorium.

At this two-day seminar organised by the Varanasi Institute of History in collaboration with the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi, Chaubey presented findings from his long-term DNA study on various castes and tribes of Rajasthan.

He clearly stated that, rather than leaning towards Pakistan in the...