"Desi" , A very Confusing Word for me

Sure, intermixing will definitely occur. Rohillas, as you know, are still patrilineal therefore the authenticity/lineage can not be doubted. It becomes highly suspect for other Muslims in India who claim “Pathan” ancestry. Maybe they have some linkages, maybe they don’t.

Also I read an interesting article on Pakhtuns in the West Indies/South America who had been transported during the British colonial period and have still retained much of the culture despite more extensive intermixing with other Muslim groups.