Correction: Genetic Affinity of the Bhil, Kol and Gond Mentioned in Epic Ramayana

Genetic Affinity of the Bhil, Kol and Gond Mentioned in Epic Ramayana

Kol, Bhil and Gond are some of the ancient tribal populations known from the Ramayana, one of the Great epics of India. Though there have been studies about their affinity based on classical and haploid genetic markers, the molecular insights of their relationship with other tribal and caste populations of extant India is expected to give more clarity about the the question of continuity vs. di...

Critique of Manuscript Correction/ A Prince of India and Sind: On the Epic Poem of Shahriarnameh, Kamran Arjangi

Endocrinology in the Ramayana

This article is one of a series of publications which highlight the possible endocrine conditions and interventions listed in the ancient texts. This compendium lists episodes from the Indian epic Ramayana and from the associated genealogy of Lord Rama's dynasty, the Suryavanshis. These episodes are chosen for their relevance to endocrinology and are listed in a gland-based order. It is hoped t...

Genetic Affinities of the Central Indian Tribal Populations

BACKGROUND The central Indian state Madhya Pradesh is often called as 'heart of India' and has always been an important region functioning as a trinexus belt for three major language families (Indo-European, Dravidian and Austroasiatic). There are less detailed genetic studies on the populations inhabited in this region. Therefore, this study is an attempt for extensive characterization of gene...

Plants of Ramayana*

The article presents a list of plants mentioned in Ramayana one of the two great epics of this country which has been compiled and the probable equivalent botanical names have been fixed. This study will be useful to the botanists, palaeo - botanists, ethonobotanists, foresters, naturalists and environmentalists as well.