AN INSIGHT INTO ROMANI AN INSIGHT INTO ROMANI HISTORY & CULTUREHISTORY & CULTURE

An Introduction to a misunderstood and very marginalised people

The forced exodus of Indians from Northern India by Mahmud of Ghazni. (circa. 11th century) and the route taken across Asia to Europe

ORIGINSORIGINS

ROMANIES IN EUROPEROMANIES IN EUROPE

RELIGIOUS BELIEFSRELIGIOUS BELIEFS

LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLSLANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS

Romani flag

Kopachi tree

Many Romani words are identical tothe Indian Sanskrit language:

Kako, Baba, Bibi, nak, ava, nai, shaman

THE HOLOCAUSTTHE HOLOCAUST

FAMOUS ROMANIES

Yul Brynner

Rita Hayworth Bill Clinton

Bob HoskinsElvis Presley

ROMANIES IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORYROMANIES IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

ROMANI BOOKSROMANI BOOKS

ROMANI STEREOTYPINGROMANI STEREOTYPINGand DISCRIMINATIONand DISCRIMINATION

THE FUTURE FOR ROMANIESTHE FUTURE FOR ROMANIES

Prof. Adrian Marsh Hedina Sijercic

Prof. Ian Hancock Ronald Lee Yvonne Slee

Valery Novoselski