Sanjay Gupta Scrolls Through His Heritage

The search for Sanjay Gupta's family history may have been simpler than the CNN medical expert expected it to be. Gupta sat down with The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., on his PBS show Finding Your Roots to delve into his family history. Little did he know, eight generations of his family's past were recorded on a single scroll in Haridwar, India.

"It is probably one of the most valuable pieces of paper I'm going to have in my life," Gupta said as he uncoiled a sheet with more than two centuries of his family's lost history on it.

Watch a clip of Gupta on Finding Your Roots below. Catch the full episode to find out all of Gates' findings on Sunday, May 6, at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT on PBS.

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