DNA study: Jews reached India 1500 years ago

Published: 23 January 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

1,500 years is genetic estimate for first Jewish migration to India - Sreenivas Janyala – The Indian Express 19.01.16
The first migrant Jewish people entered the Indian subcontinent via Kochi about 1,500 years ago, according to an estimate by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad.
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