Lakshadweep | Genome study establishes North-south mix in Lakshadweep ancestry
While the Lakshadweep islanders speak a dialect of Malayalam that sounds a bit like Tamil — both Dravidian languages — the study has found that the founding population was a mix of northern and southern Indians
Uttar Pradesh Gynaeshwer Chaubey Niraj Rai Mohammad Mustak Mangalore University Banaras Hindu University
Source: telegraphindia.com