Akar NusaAkar Nusa / All peoples / Malayali
Stories written
Coming soon
The great migrations · Coming soon
Estates and railway lines: how Indian labour built Malaya
Railways, roads and ports were built by Indian workers.
Living heritage · Coming soon
Indian names and caste markers: a careful look
South Indian names often hold a father's name and village.
Places in these stories
PeninsulaKeralaMalaysiaIndia
Family lines linked in these stories
Mother line M-SouthAsia
The old lines of India
Line is most of these families are likely 20,000 to 50,000 years old oldFather line L-M2481A line of South Asia
Line is likely 15,000 to 30,000 years oldDNA does not decide who anyone is. It does not show race, religion or any legal status. Every community tells its own story first, and we tell the DNA part with respect.
