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OK, the name of the document is "shajrah e nasab", also called shajrah in brief. It is published every few years but has not been published for some decades now (in Pakistan).

I don't remember the name of the document (I think it is published about once a decade in Pakistan, not sure about India). It contains a list of all "authentic" Syeds. Many families insist on verifying the antecedents of the other family in this document before marriage etc. In terms of who...

It seems they have a certain process to validate the genuine "Syeds", basically a document is published that contains all the Syeds in the country that is supposed to be vetted to ensure no one can fake it.

^^ That is true. Most people have indigenous Hindu roots. Many of them just deny that and claim invader roots. I read a Pakistani writer who said there are more Quraishis in Pakistan than in Arabia. There is a very large number of people claiming Arab, Bukharan (Uzbek), Persian, Turk roots etc...

I read during my early student days that India was called "Aryavrata" during the earlier days and that was mentioned as a "proof" against the AIT! True or not, it has been lapped up by some who try to equate the Aryans with the other invaders like Turks, Arabs etc. and claim that they have the...