For a fee Rs 20,000, the Indian government will now help Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) trace their Indian roots.

You can get more information from the press release located at PIB Press Release, or go directly to the Indian Roots website at Trace Root (for Indian Emigrants)

Well it sounds quite interesting,I think lot of people who are away from this place would love to be part of this.The fact remains that a person always remain attached to he roots.So getting to know about the origin would be a great to know about long lost origin for people staying away from their country.