M168 > P143 > M89 > L15 > M9 > M45 > M207 > M173 > SRY10831.2 > M17 (Set of markers that together identify the haplogroup, the changes in the Y-chromosome they indicate occurred in the order listed here)
M168 > P143 > M89 > M69 (the set of markers that together identify the haplogroup, the changes in the Y-chromosome they indicate occurred in the order listed here)
If you are interested in the story of your own ancestry and how you can submit your own DNA sample for testing (all it needs is a simple scrape of the cheeks)
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle