Partha Majumder

We are expected (and frequently required) to use socially-visible population labels—whether they are referred to as races, ethnicities, nationalities, or others. However, these labels significantly impact science and society during heightened sectarian tensions worldwide, including in India. A nuanced and scientific understanding of identity and ethnicity matters. Genetic research is closely interlinked with group taxonomies and has profound and unexpected impacts on existing categories of belonging and differences.

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