The Indian subcontinent comprises a vast collection of peoples with different morphological,
genetic, cultural, and linguistic characteristics. While much of this variability is indigenous, a …

Background: Of the anthropometric indices, body mass index (BMI) is considered to be more
nutritionally than genetically related. Thus, in a country with diverse ethnic groups like India …

The variable development of the zygoma, dictating its shape and size variations among
ancestral groups, has important clinical implications and valuable anthropological and …

Bones can reflect the basic framework of human body and may provide valuable information
about the biological identity of the deceased. They, often, survive the morphological …

In this study, we used anthropometric data from six Andhra caste populations to examine
heritability patterns of 23 anthropometric phenotypes (linear, craniofacial, and soft tissue …

Data on body weight, height, and sitting height from 11,496 adult males, age 18–62 years,
belonging to 38 different populations of five major social groups (scheduled tribes …

THE arguments in this paper are set out in two stages. I will first point out why caste should
not be seen as another variant of race. If this position is sustained then it follows that …

Various anthropological analyses have documented extensive regional variation among
populations on the subcontinent of India using morphological, protein, blood group, and …

A general intellectual curiosity, inherent for our species, has made humans now and then in
quest of answers related to our origins. While there is little doubt that the main driving force …

Current knowledge of odontometric variation among the people of south Asia is limited, yet
variation in tooth size has the potential to answer important questions regarding genetic …