Soutik Biswas / BBC
On Tuesday, Mr Kumar's government launched DNA collection camps in 250 places in the state capital, Patna, to pick up hair and nail samples of people who flocked there. On Thursday, camps will move to the state's 38 districts.The queues at some of the camps were a kilometre long. Scissors and nail cutters were at the ready.
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Social scientist Shiv Visvanathan believes Mr Kumar is using DNA as a "metaphor to mean identity".
"It is about the essence of identity, and not really genetics." But, he cautions, invoking the primordial DNA to foster regional pride is really a move to "stir the pot, which is not a very good thing", he said . more
On Tuesday, Mr Kumar's government launched DNA collection camps in 250 places in the state capital, Patna, to pick up hair and nail samples of people who flocked there. On Thursday, camps will move to the state's 38 districts.The queues at some of the camps were a kilometre long. Scissors and nail cutters were at the ready.
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Social scientist Shiv Visvanathan believes Mr Kumar is using DNA as a "metaphor to mean identity".
"It is about the essence of identity, and not really genetics." But, he cautions, invoking the primordial DNA to foster regional pride is really a move to "stir the pot, which is not a very good thing", he said . more
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