Romani people - Historum

Bharata · December 10th, 2012, 12:47 AM

Origin of Romani people? It's India - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience | NBC News

Jhangora · December 10th, 2012, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bharata

Origin of Romani people? It's India - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience | NBC News

I think they are known as the Roma and have suffered a lot of persecution in different lands over the course of History.

According to this article they might have started their journey 1500 years ago.

The Hindu : News / International : Europe

National Book Trust has published a nice book on the Roma. Here is their flag ~

I think they have a belief that they will return to India after Europe has been destroyed.

Bharata · December 10th, 2012, 12:00 PM

So they beleive in destruction of europe?

Jhangora · December 10th, 2012, 12:20 PM

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So they beleive in destruction of europe?

That's what I read somewhere. Never met a Roma in my life. There are some gypsies in my hometown. I guess they are from Rajasthan and claim to be the descendants of Maharana Pratap.

They make small items of iron. BTW, what kindled your interest in the Roma people.

Tulun · December 10th, 2012, 12:27 PM

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I think they have a belief that they will return to India after Europe has been destroyed.

Quite unlikely as the Gypsies/Romas themselves were not aware of their Indian origin (due to lack of any literacy among them, it was forgotten) until the modern European scholars started to scientifically study their languages and discovered their relatedness to the Indo-Aryan languages. In the middle ages it was a popular theory that they came from Egypt and i think a small group of Balkan Gypsies also embraced it and still call themselves Egyptian.

robindevo · December 10th, 2012, 06:32 PM

There are some gypsies in my hometown.

Bharata · December 10th, 2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jhangora

That's what I read somewhere. Never met a Roma in my life. There are some gypsies in my hometown. I guess they are from Rajasthan and claim to be the descendants of Maharana Pratap.

They make small items of iron. BTW, what kindled your interest in the Roma people.

Nothing just to show out of india migration during ancient times is possible

Bharata · December 11th, 2012, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tulun

Quite unlikely as the Gypsies/Romas themselves were not aware of their Indian origin (due to lack of any literacy among them, it was forgotten) until the modern European scholars started to scientifically study their languages and discovered their relatedness to the Indo-Aryan languages. In the middle ages it was a popular theory that they came from Egypt and i think a small group of Balkan Gypsies also embraced it and still call themselves Egyptian.

True most of them could have easily blended into the country they settled in[after all it was 1500 years ago]

Alaric · December 11th, 2012, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jhangora

That's what I read somewhere. Never met a Roma in my life. There are some gypsies in my hometown. I guess they are from Rajasthan and claim to be the descendants of Maharana Pratap.

They make small items of iron. BTW, what kindled your interest in the Roma people.

Do you know where you read it? I think it's safe to say it's not true, at least for most Roma.

Niki86 · December 11th, 2012, 11:31 AM

they sure look like Indians