“I believe that it is not beneficial either to idealize Romani culture or treat it as exotic. Romani culture is not simply Indian or Asian, though some aspects of it clearly reflect its historical origins in India, language being one of the most obvious. Nor is it inherently a culture of poverty or a culture of resistance or defiance against mainstream norms.” CultureIndiaImmigrationAsiaMulticulturalismGypsyMigrationRomaRomaniRomani Gypsy Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies Source: I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies
“On the rare occasions when Romani Gypsies meet south Asians from India or Pakistan, they are astonished to discover that they can understand many of the words these people use in their language, such as Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. There is thus a connection with eastern Europe - Romania and Hungary - but also with far-away India.” HistoryIndiaGypsyMigrationDiasporaLanguages And CultureRomaniRomani GypsiesDiaspora QuotesDiaspora Minority Author:Yaron Matras