Why did Romani people leave India? | Romani history by a Romani person pt. 1

[@shreyasharma3390]

I am from India , I get emotional everytime I see your shorts or videos becoz I can still see the India in your culture that u preserved for so long

[@Epicurousdemos]

Send this video to neo budhist 😂😂, caste issue will be solved in seconds

[@shayanraj7840]

We should preserve our own Indian culture first , you can see the ignorance of India youth about our culture now a days.

[@free_palestine786]

Culture of caste based oppression? Based

[@spainwithoutans792]

​@@free_palestine786 R e mulle apne raste chal. You didn't even see the whole video. Racist.

[@piyalichatterjee1162]

@@Epicurousdemos naah! Those issues (if at all those r issues!!) are carved carefully with lots of foreign funds for spreading certain agenda . So , no thank u! we r not interested in reality n truth .

[@saishashi9978]

I'm from South India. In our language Telugu we call you as "Dommari" "Dommarollu" "Dommarivallu" we respect you people. During Durga puja, Sankranthi (harvest festival) Ugadhi (Telugu new year) You people have great importance. Your language is like Indian not european even after 1000 yrs of cut-off from Us.

[@secularismmyfootjusticefor2782]

In Telugu they are also called as lambadollu.

[@saishashi9978]

@@secularismmyfootjusticefor2782 Lambadis are different caste. They are sibling caste of Marwari.

[@secularismmyfootjusticefor2782]

@@saishashi9978 oh didn't know about that, thank you 🙏.

[@ajitpatel93]

​@@secularismmyfootjusticefor2782 secularism for dangerous. Romani migrants from 8th -13th century during Mohammad bin Qasim , Mohamad gauri Sex slave, rape , murder Take care unity hindu Read book Hindu Sex slave conversion by muslim read book 📖 I'm from orthodox hindu 💪

[@xJ9pQw2sR5]

Talking about castes in 2023 lol sheeesh

[@rishikeshsharma3359]

I belong to the Lohar sect of Hinduism too. We have a long tradition of doing blacksmith work, and still to this day, our family has the tools my forefathers used to use. It's nice to hear your story. Romani people need recognition from the Indian government.

[@free_palestine786]

Why? Didn't they leave India??

[@advaitaveda5671]

@@free_palestine786 so weren't the so called chosen ppl of an arab god called allah also wanted to leave india but still stayed back like hypocrite oppurtunitists that they are.

[@AbhijeetDolai-eo6ib]

​@@free_palestine786 not everybody left India

[@JeetuKumarYadav-ow8jq]

Brother ,Lohar is a Caste Group not Sect . Shaiv,Vaishnav,Shaktism/Shakt are most important sects of Hinduism.

[@deepkadamba7083]

Why Lohar (Ironsmiths) who are highly valued internationally need to leave India. Lohar were highly valued especially during turbulent times in India.

[@zahra9890]

yesterday was ww 2 memorial day in the netherlands, and there was a Romani girl that spoke about her grandparents being forced to perform for nazis and then being taken away to concentration camps. it's such a heartbreaking story, but one of the few I've actually heard about the roma or sinti in ww2. So I am glad that this video popped up on my time line, I actually never knew Roma were of Indian descent. Thanks for spreading your people's story

[@maryreilly5092]

My Italian grandparents told me of the Romani taken to concentration camps in Nazi Germany during WW II. It's so incredibly sad.

[@blackhagalaz]

I also never knew that the Romani people originated in India. Sadly in School we where never really thought about them, which I suppose isn't a surprise. I am German, and this story is so incredibly sad. Not only that the Nazis killed Millions of people, but that also some of them enjoyed to mock them and be cruel to them before they died, and enjoyed to do so. It's an example of how evil humans can be. I deeply apologize on behalf of my nation, and my own direct ancestors. I am very happy that in the last few years, our country took in a lot of refugees from all over the world, most recently from Ukraine. Because this is something good we can do to. Plus-when the Nazis would hate it, it's the right thing to do. The things that happened to those girls family must not ever repeat

[@maryreilly5092]

@@blackhagalaz I commend you and I deeply apologize, as an American, to all African Americans for the institution of slavery that white Americans imposed on them.

[@bibekjung7404]

LIVING BEING IS OUR RACE,MANKIND IS OUR RELIGION HINDU,MUSLIM,SIKH,CRISTAIN,THERE IS NO SEPARATE RELIGION ALMIGHTY GOD KABIR is the father of all souls that JESUS, MOHAMMAD, GURU NANAK, VEDH was telling in BIBLE, QURAN, GURU GRANTHA SAHEB SAINT RAMPALJI MAHARAJ is the present MESSENGER of ALMIGHTY KABIR

[@she7061]

As a Jewish person, hearing the story of your people brings me to tears. It’s truly a tale of resilience, perseverance, and strength that I admire so much. It’s wonderful your people have resisted assimilation and preserved your culture so well for thousands of years. Shalom to you all

[@woozyz2769]

Can't be said the same for the Jews in Israel that came from Europe, your DNA tests say you're full European and the Palestines are the true Jews

[@Bolognabeef]

Difference is that the Jews were persecuted because of envy: they were richer, more powerful and more educated than others, while Romas were the exact opposite and we all know why they were and still are discriminated

[@raconteurhermit1533]

Roma Migration started occurring during Ghaznavid Invasion of India, While slavery existed much of its support was derived from Islam& Islamic countries, its common knowledge Islamic invasion scale was so large and brutal that the huge number of people were enslaved from India which created as entire race of people.

[@deniztatl9992]

@@raconteurhermit1533 It is very probable that you are biased with foreign missionaries / jesuits agents of European Christian countries to exploit the world regions that don't belong to them in 14.-15. century and on. İslam prohibits slavery unless after the declaration of war and wanted the opposing side be surrendered without clashes, as war booty. The same rules are applied by Mongols war lords' armies full of Turkic generals to all others including Seljuks, Abbasids caliphate and Ottomans.

[@nolitawineman9073]

@@Bolognabeef - I don’t know why exactly. I know the rumors, stereotypes, and scapegoating. Beyond that I am woefully ignorant. Please share your notes. I’m descended from non-rich Jews so please use simple words because I’m mostly self educated.

[@malv4935]

As an Indian, this was such an eye-opening watch. Thank you so much for educating me about your culture. As a budding geneticist, videos like yours inspire me to continue studying ethnic groups around the world. This is so fascinating.

[@user-v_95]

it is shameful that despite being indian and interested in history, i knew next to nothing about this topic. i will be reading up more about it, but i am so proud that the roma people have managed to preserve their heritage and history like this. thank you for this truly fascinating (and weirdly calming) history lesson

[@Epicurousdemos]

What will happen if you send this videi to some progandis neo budhist.? 😂😂 they will get butt hurt after hearing that caste discrimination didnt exist before britisher

[@DippinSauc]

​@@Epicurousdemos caste discrimination not exist before the British? Lmao 🤣

[@furyxtv5540]

​@@DippinSauc there is no evidence that people were discriminated on the basis of caste in ancient India,not a single evidence is there. Even the Manusmriti burners clad don't know why do they burn it when the varna mentioned in it doesn't emphasize on discrimination. The caste was basically a step by British Colonials to enforce division and recruit martial groups in their army.

[@hhdgdhum]

Exactly 💯

[@vedikakumeria8576]

Caste system not ordain or mention in our Puranas and scriptures. All propaganda apparently. Before the Islamic invasion everyone was exist and practiced openly their beliefs. Even after Independence the pseudo Anglo secularist and Jihadi had u Holy Alliance to distort and whitewash Indic history and civilisation. The Romani are PURE HINDUS IN ORIGIN AND GENETICS. Man made history cannot overcome scientific facts.

[@JohnFlower-NZ]

As a New Zealander I thank you for telling me the story of your people.

[@hhheidi1121]

I feel very happy to hear this !!! My father used to tell me about Romani people are our people but didn’t tell us how!! Keeping the culture is very important. Sending love from a South Indian of 4 generation in Malaysian.

[@ndahiya3730]

My goodness, he said DNA studies, and you told your father said it. Hmm, not just a coincidence.

[@hhheidi1121]

@@ndahiya3730 yes this is from word of mouth. In fact we all are related, just our look and colour that are different. Peace ☮️

[@sridhar7258]

Got emotional bro..be with India for better life..Indian government should take proper steps for developing the our brothers..love from India 🇮🇳

[@onthego22]

Indian tribes have gone through horrible torture by all upper castes and outsiders till today including current government

[@vineflower]

Florian, as an Indian I am so proud to see how proud you are of your heritage. So beautiful, almost feel like ceying 😢

[@manh9105]

But what heritage are you talking about ...they have lost their language, religion ! What are they left with ?

[@CosmicKey-dj3gx]

@@manh9105 They still are connected to their Hindu roots with their ways of worship, recognition of their roots. Look at Indian, Pakistan, Bangladesh Muslims on the other hand, they overlook their Indian roots and consider themselves direct descendants of Arabs.

[@El-Dorado930]

​@@CosmicKey-dj3gx Not true. They practice your nasty Hindu caste system, dowry system, arranged marriages, and corruption. Hinduism is a sewer and Pakistan and Bangladesh are two separate gutters that connect to that sewer.

[@AF-yq9es]

@@CosmicKey-dj3gx so are the Indonesians. They have the Garuda on their national flag and their culture is Indian. Only religion is Islam.

[@mailtorajrao]

@@AF-yq9es very true!

[@davidlopez-white3185]

I've been studying Flamenco for over 20 years, and really appreciate your sharing this concise presentation! Much respect to the Romani diaspora and mother India for their gifts to humanity 👏🏆❤‍🔥

[@Joyride37]

I have an affection for the Romani, though I am not Romani. I'm Puerto Rican, but I can see how my culture is distantly influenced by Romani music via Spanish colonization of the Caribbean, (since the Roma had such a huge influence on traditional Spanish music), like how it is also influenced by the native Taino and the Yoruba and other African ethnic groups that were brought to the islands enslaved. It is a sad history, but important to acknowledge and see how everything is connected

[@miahconnell23]

The cultural and genetic mixture that makes Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is beautiful. Bomba y plena are beautiful. The Spanish colonial architecture is beautiful. Puerto Rican girls are gooooooorgeous, Boríqua men are handsome. I wanna see the mountain towns someday. (I loved Old San Juan, the nearby forest, and Poncé, too.)

[@mimi_j]

Same! The gitana style of singing is beautiful omg 😍😍

[@hadast3806]

I visited PR when I was a teenager. Great food! Wonderful culture and music. I am from Ghana 🇬🇭

[@miahconnell23]

@@hadast3806 I visited Ghana a long time ago, Sekondi, Takoradi, and a shorter time in Kumasi. My students were soooo intelligent and respectful: I was exceptionally happy to spend time with them, and they seemed to enjoy having a foreigner-guest-teacher recite Anansi stories to them. (“Miss, you all already knew this story ? Why did you not stop me ? I could’ve told a different one, or we could have done more geography…”. “But Teacher, we’ve never heard someone like you tell it before. “ 😂🤣😆

[@hadast3806]

@@miahconnell23 oh that’s great! Yes Ghanaian children always love Anansi 🕷🕷 stories 😁

[@sandrabermudez7511]

I am extremely grateful for your content because as a Spanish Gypsy I've been searching for our real ancestry, culture and history. I always felt out of place here and dream about Bollywood movies since they have the same values, behavior and feelings as my family does, and now everything makes sense.

[@sandrabermudez7511]

Hi again Florian, since I watch your videos a few hours ago I started wondering and did my own research about Aryan's origin and I found that they went to India but they are originally Pashtuns, so I wanted to know Pashtun's origin and I found that some people say there's historical evidence that leads to think Pashtun's come from the 10 lost tribes of Israel, and some people say this is not correct. I find this very interesting and maybe you could make your own research about this and make a new video if you want because I really wanna know and some people may find it interesting too. Thank you very much. ❤

[@kapilgyawali4758]

India is nothing but bollywood and yet it is . I belong to brahmin family and if you introduce yourself as doom most of them will not accept you in their homes so that's the reality here don't romanticize this one . There is a reason why these people left this part of the world which i don't call it india no one should actually it is british made name not the real one just to glorify their doings .

[@vivekmishra202]

​@@sandrabermudez7511Aryan had their own religion Vedic religion of which modern Hinduism is it inheritor and many gypsies too.

[@dumpsterfire6466]

Honestly it's amazing how there culture has been so preserved, even in the genetics.

[@florida.florian]

Yup! We have preserved our culture throughout so much by resisting assimilation, we still have our own unique language and ancient cultural practices dating back to India, and yes even genetics Romani people still remain majority South Asian genetically :)

[@shamkand]

Not that much, they were just not forced to integrate on other countries' terms, they had the right to choose, but the EU criticizes Romania for this, inventing that it's based on racism.

[@paunitka7]

@@florida.florian There live many Romani people in my neighbourhood and it's charming to see them switch between the Romani language and impeccable local language. May Kali bless you all! 🥰

[@yugmathakkar4023]

@@JenIsHungry I mean but you guys have been migrating since a thousand years almost now, it's actually kinda insane just how much the Romani people have preserved their heritage, despite so many hardships and oppression they've been facing for so long. Even now in the 21st century there's actual racism on a judicial level against Romani people in several European countries. Any other group would've succumbed to the oppression, lost their identity and would've been assimilated into the dominant culture. The Romani persisted for a 1000 years and that's what makes it so insane for me.

[@none4530]

@@yugmathakkar4023 It's almost identical history to Jews, which is why I feel such love for Romani folks. They're like our siblings

[@anupabharadwaz4486]

Brought tears to my eyes. Came to know of the origin of Romani people just 2 years back. This is truly fascinating. It pains to see how our Romani brothers and sisters have been persecuted all over the world till this day. Nonetheless it is quite heartening to see how our brothers and sisters have preserved their culture, their dance and music amids all the hardships. Maa Kali always bless our Romani brothers and sisters 🙏🏾

[@alisamoisa]

Wow! Amazing content. 🙌 I am an 18 year old Romanian Romani living in Ireland, and this is my first time learning more about our heritage and culture. Thank you for this and keep doing what you do. 👏

[@kongutiger4840]

British. Pm Rishi sunak india Romanian

[@30k7]

Romani are ex-Hindu people (they don’t have a particular religion now). Few hundred years ago! When bulla emperor enslaved thousands of Hindu people and took us to Afghanistan. En-route to Afghanistan, hundreds of Hindu people died due to cold whether. The mountain they died on is now called Hindu-kush (kush means death). Once the emperor died the slaves were released. The remaining Hindu people then migrated and stuck with each other. They did not say they were Hindu in fear of death. They then started their migration to Europe and lived there. There is no particular country for them now and no religion accepts them, they mostly live in poverty. During ww2, many Romani people were also executed by the nazis.

[@pappuchak8605]

​@@kongutiger4840 Shunak is a pure Indian.. 🤫🤫

[@Procopius464]

@@30k7 Is there a book that talks about this?

[@mihaelac2472]

​@@kongutiger4840you still do not differentiate between Romani and Romanian, do you?

[@hybrid_tutor]

Being a bengali, the moment you said "durga pooja" You have my heart... Jai ma kali

[@somethingunusual8456]

As a brazilian, I grew up around many cultures, Romani included. Thanks for sharing the history!

[@SeekingShreyas]

Dhanyavad for these posts. I am part Hungarian Roma, and have found myself adopting a Vedic lifestyle at mid age in life... This explains part of my "draw" to the Sanatana Dharma...it is a beautiful return Home to me.

[@AF-yq9es]

Please visit India when you get an opportunity. You will learn a lot.

[@decadeslong]

Your research on Romani history is extraordinary, even your pronunciations of different Indian words was so good, almost natural. Didn't feel like there's been a gap of 1000 years between us 😅 I wish all Romani diaspora get a chance to visit their place of origin in their lifetime. Get to see the free and developing India. ❤

[@sainellore6874]

Free and developing India? Really? India has no clue as to how to take advantage of its diversity. Our rotten right-wing Hindu politicians have managed to destroy this country since their power grab in 2014. Divide and Rule is the only doctrine they know. Worst thing is that no one is getting ahead... except crony capitalists and their pimps in politics.

[@spshukla9905]

Romani migrated 1000 years ago from Rajasthan Haryana Punjab like area. In their language u can find sanskrit /Hindi like words . They are Indian and we should support them. From love India

[@hinduismroaster]

Gazwa E Hind Zindabad 💪🏻😍☪️

[@vickyyadav9372]

भारत में घुमने आऐ भारत के आप का सवागत हैं well come to India🇮🇳

[@rachelmoore3418]

It's so great to see Roma history and culture from someone who is actually Roma - it's so hard to find stories and information that isn't from outsider sources - thanks for being so willing to share! Listening to you speak is delightful!

[@Moeller750]

Please make more long form videos! I've been enjoying your shorts so much, but you're a really good narrator - and it's so rare that you actually get to hear a Romani tell their own story

[@Tellyouwhat777]

Wow this is so interesting! I am learning so much. My only exposure to Romani culture was through stereotypes and the Disney's animated Hunchback of Notre Dame. This is even my first time hearing about their connection to South Asia/India! I really want to learn more and educate myself. Thank you!!

[@saurabhtiwari7213]

I don't know why I am crying so much. Lots of love from India, you are part of us.

[@gemini4704]

I’ve been doing a lot of research specifically on this! Thank you for putting this up!

[@miketacos9034]

I’d love to see a video comparing Hindu and Roma religious traditions, it’s so cool!

[@florida.florian]

I have a short like that!

[@DevDutta_STANCE]

Greetings from India. You have the knowledge of a scholar. You're very well informed and you pronounced Indian nouns and pronouns perfectly well. Great effort. 👍 Keep up the good work.

[@paunitka7]

Without the Romani, European music and culture wouldn't be the same. Thank you for an informative video, I will be happy to learn more. 💗

[@Bolognabeef]

Yeah and people would finally be free to take the metro without being pickpocketed

[@brunotorres7332]

Absolutely love their contribution to Iberian music and much more as a Portuguese myself

[@pappuchak8605]

​@@Bolognabeef That is better than being molested by islamic paedophiles feeling up Europe rapidly...

[@Mortablunt]

Yeah, the world will be so much worse than all those punk songs about rearranging their filthy thieving faces with bricks and chains.

[@AF-yq9es]

@@Bolognabeef what happened during Hurricane Katrina? There was so much looting going on. If you are hungry and needed food and being marginalised, I bet that would happen.

[@user-oq2rk7ep8f]

I like how he distinguished between how caste used to be and how the British made it to be.

[@primrosedahlia9466]

And how did they make it? What's the difference?

[@El-Dorado930]

​@@primrosedahlia9466 There isn't a difference. It's just a bs theory to blame the British for their own cultural failings.

[@DrRiq]

​@@El-Dorado930 yeah I get this feeling too. There doesn't seem to be any effectual difference

[@El-Dorado930]

@@DrRiq The British certainly exploited the caste system, but they certainly didn't create it. The Brahmins did that and benefited immensely from it while other Hindus suffered. Now they point their fingers at the British and the Muslims. Ridiculous.

[@user-oq2rk7ep8f]

Oh didn’t know there was a debate here. Gentlemen, hear me out: not to just fight with me but really hear me out. Here goes: Ancient India didn’t have the caste system, there existed the Varna system which is basically just categorisation of your profession. And it was flexible: son of a cowherd could become a king and a King could marry a fisherwoman. Don’t believe me? Examples abound in the Ramayan and the Mahabharat themselves. But ofcourse we are humans and we develop prejudice. In a culture like India where the word of elders are taken without questioning (that’s changing now), the prejudices of the elders are also internalized without question. That ofcourse led to the rigidity in the system BUT NOWHERE IN THE SCRIPTURES IS IT ORDAINED THAT IT IS TO BE FOLLOWED WITH RIGIDITY. But the term and current interpretation of the caste system is clearly European, not necessarily British (Caste comes from the Portuguese word “castas”). My point is: if there still existed hope for the caste system to be overcome, the european colonisers eliminated any chance of salvation by taking advantage of it all and ofcourse then playing the ‘white saviours’. Cultural failings: yes. Ofcourse we had cultural failings and that’s why we were colonised. But to assume that the caste system was interpreted correctly to this day and the blame squarely lies on Indian shoulders? No. The British obviously had a huge hand. Well they dominated the education system of India.

[@Bandhu241]

I am an American Indian, but my roots are from Rajasthan in India. Gypsies or Nomadic people are still prevalent in Rajasthan and they have a beautiful culture. Their dance and music are beautiful to watch.

[@brigittealexander1967]

I agree My dad told me that his grandmother was a Romani gypsy from Romania. I cannot speak for other Romany Gypsies. I do not know much. However I saw KZbin videos showing the Romani dancing in Rajasthan. I watched videos about traditional Egyptian dancing. I was floored. My ex husband is Hindu and Classical Indian dancing is very different to the people in Rajasthan. Yet the traditional dancing of the Egyptians look very similar to the dancing of Romani in Rajasthan. Could any one explain why. I got my dad a book called Initiation by Elisabeth Haich. She talks about her life in Hungary and she talks about her past life in Egypt. She mentioned that some of the priests sailed away to India to protect the knowledge from falling into the wrong hands. I also spoke to a Hindu Psychiatrist and she told me that it is common knowledge that some of the Roma followed Kali Maa. I would be interested to see what other people thought.

[@CarmelFan2024]

Wow! Such a beautiful, well-researched presentation. Bravo, you are an amazing young man…continue to shine!

[@richbaboon9345]

Congratulations on your first upload! This was worth the wait! I wish you many views, subscribers, success and monetization!!! You got what it takes! Congratulations again!

[@florida.florian]

thank you!!

[@kendawg_mcawesome]

Definitely looking forward to hearing about more syncretic practices that mix Hindu tradition with later religious conversions, sounds fascinating.

[@ankushdas1995]

Oh my God. It's so delightful to see a part of my history on KZbin. I am so overwhelmed just to hear from you. My family goddess is kali as well. And it's so fascinating to share with people thousands of kilometres away. Love from Australia.

[@shekharveera8979]

This is easily one of the best videos I've seen in a long time on the history of the Roma people! A proper and well researched narrative! I'm glad that you are telling the world about your people. There is so much misconception and unfortunate prejudice against the Roma which largely goes unnoticed. Great to see a young person like you taking up the Roma cause!

[@luciadreaming9]

I just discovered your channel and can’t tell you how appreciative I am that you are taking the time to share your culture and knowledge and create content for us to learn from. I am a medical interpreter- though I mainly work with my Spanish speaking patients I interact with and coordinate language and cultural care for patients from everywhere. These suppressed histories are so vital. Thank you🙏🏻

[@mindxcircus]

Florian, you will make a wonderful History teacher.. so clear, feels like step-by-step for us to understand, calm and thorough! All the best to you!

[@ViciousVal]

I grew up surrounded by a lot of Romani people and I've always wanted to learn more about Romani culture and history. Thank you so much for making this video! It's a great introductory point for further research 💕

[@MikkoHere]

So much well rounded info presented in such a short period of time in such a rhythmic narrative style. Great job!

[@divytrivedi334]

you're doing such a fine job representing the lost history and giving tribute to your ancestors and their hardships

[@ricdesouza1]

Thank you for the first educated explanation of Roma orgins. Been fascinated by the Roma for a long time

[@ezequielhernandez1565]

i am spanish roma and i love ur content sm😭 keep going that way mro phral! we all roma are proud of u 🫶🏽 te ovas saste bahtale sare le roma 💙❤️💚

[@florida.florian]

Nais tuke!

[@robertaporter7347]

I am amazed by how well-spoken and knowledgeable you are for such a young person! I found this video very informative! Keep up your good work, young man. :)

[@starrysuu]

I’m not Indian, I’m Bengali but I have always been curious about the Romani and their heritage because I definitely do see a resemblance between south Asian culture and Romani culture~ thank you for sharing about your history ^^

[@4sumayal]

Aren't Bengali's indian, just curious.

[@karmyog2557]

Bengalis are Indians or u a Bangladeshi?

[@sreyanshuchaterjee3962]

​@@4sumayal perhaps born in West, but ethnically bengali.

[@samarth5991]

whaaat!!! Bengali but not Indian.......

[@s.bth8436]

@@samarth5991 i think he is bengali

[@anitakay8634]

So proud of Romani people for keeping their Indian traditions alive and you for learning/teaching others about this history!

[@abhinavinsearchofthelost]

Well done on producing your first proper KZbin video, bruv. Thank you for all the info. Can't wait to maybe see you in person one day and film something together! Blessings from your Indian brother in the UK 🇬🇧

[@florida.florian]

Thank you bro! Blessings to our Indian brothers as well 😄 Also love your videos, would love to film something together!

[@jagkalsi2961]

Wonderful. I’m not one to write comments on KZbin videos, however I just felt compelled to on this one. The love of your heritage and culture clearly shows through. Keep up the content and I look forward to watching more videos and learning about your culture and history 🙏🏽

[@didgedave1971]

Thank you for this Florian. I like the idea that the Romani people came from travelling musicians and dancer caste and that they were also displaced soldiers. Warrior Poets!

[@sreyanshuchaterjee3962]

There is none called the dancer caste. If they were part of a clan of warriors then they have been taken from many strata of society. During the time of 1300 AD, rhe islamic forces took control of their land and forced convert by the sword. The ones who converted live in present day Pakistan and the rest migrated west. Many captured slaves of muslim army who took hindu slaves were also freed in later era who again migrated to Europe for better pastures only to be persecuted even more. Ultimately they converted to christianity.

[@pradeepmalhotra8305]

A heartfelt thanks for your valuable insights into the history and migration of the Roma...

[@almostclintnewton8478]

love love LOVE that you're sharing information about your culture with the world! you're doing generations of Romani people justice 🌻

[@marinaechelon210]

I would love longer and more detailed videos about romani culture, history and such. If you make an hour long video, please know that at least one person will be delighted. I'm brazilian and we have a ton of romani people here, grossely named as "ciganos". Even though we have such large romani population in our country, they're ethnicity it's not seen in the oficial tracks of our governmet. I'm so happy i get to be enlighted by you about this portion of the history of the people in my country. Also, would love if you could do a take specific in brazilian roma people. Thank you for your great needed content and keep being loud and proud!

[@megadude936]

I've been watching your shorts a lot recently, each one is more interesting than the last. I'm just a black American, but it's really nice to learn about Romani people and their culture. It seems so unique and beautiful. This was a nice insight into their history. Thank you!

[@toodaloofruitaloo]

Thank you so much for this! I have always wondered what the history of the Romani people really was, and their origins! Hearing it straight from you as a Romani yourself is awesome! This was so fascinating, I'm so glad I stumbled upon your video, I will definitely be watching more!! ❤️👍🏻

[@muchmore9797]

I am from Bengal, we also follow Shakti branch, worship Maa Kaali🙏. Happy to see you still preserving Indian ideology and culture 🕉 Wish you to be happy and healthy🙏

[@Ek_Alag_Soch_8]

Amazing to seeing you relocating your roots back to India..

[@moxiebombshell]

It sounds like you have a scholarly understanding of this subject in addition to your personal connection. I really enjoy your ability to blend the two in your presentation, and I'd love to see you create longer videos on the Romani throughout history and today. Subscribed!

[@hinduwarrior123]

I am a Hindu, and I love my Romani brethren! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Murat-rl6sw]

And I know Hindus hate toilets because you people don’t use them.

[@TheRakrom]

Hi Florian.. its such a pleasure to see you speak, there are so many things you have taught me. Thank you. I am from Southern India and we still have a huge community of people to this day who are identified as traveling and nomadic. One of the community is called Lambani, they are very good looking, they used to travel but some have chosen to settle down now. I have tried to understand the same question from them and I realised that they simply love to travel the world but they do it with their entire family and community! How lovely is that .. just like all types of diverse people couldn't it be possible that after the foreign invasion of India your ancestors felt like exploring the earth outside India and there was no reason like war or starvation at all. It is evident that your ancestors were phenomenal explorers since they have travelled so far that too with entire families and communities and still have kept a way to be happy and merry all the time. Thanks for sharing.. lots of ❤❤❤❤

[@keeya_ks]

I love your pride and knowledge in your ancestry from a fellow Indian

[@marymoore3585]

Florian, thank you for sharing your culture with us. It is beautiful, and we would love to know more. Can you add captions? Hearing impaired people appreciate it most, but sometimes we can't use sound. In offices, for example. Captions allow us to watch anytime. I don't want to miss a thing....

[@florida.florian]

For me it shows that captions are on, are you able to see them?

[@marymoore3585]

@@florida.florian I don't show any caption, sorry.

[@florida.florian]

@@marymoore3585 Hmm that’s strange, maybe try again as I just added new captions!

[@martxb]

you need to click the [CC] up in the right

[@marymoore3585]

Captions working! Perfect! I love channels that teach, instead of just being sparky or mean or political. I look forward to more content from you , young man . God bless you and yours.

[@CypressVintage]

Beautiful presentations and historical story. How wonderful to hear it!

[@akashvalsan6609]

This made me emotional as to how our hindu civilization was tortured, maimed and have done so many irreversible damage along the course of history. We lost our people (like you) but also many others found home in India (like Jews, Parsis). Good that new generations are reviving the past connections and finding glory and taking pride in their roots. Interestingly, this video comes on the day we saw how Maa Kali was insulted by Ukraine foreign minister and I end up discovering this channel. More power to you. Broken bridges can be repaired, it's never too late. India is coming out of it's post- colonial phase and we are going through a cultural revival of our civilization and Romani people is also crucial for it. Jai Hind 🇮🇳🚩♥️

[@asiaa3024]

Caste oppression is done by upper caste hindus themselves. Justified by religion and scripture and all the senior monks and sants. What parallel universe are you living in?

[@marymurphysinha9370]

It's not cast system it's varn vyawastha. There are 4 categories of varnas on the basis of an individuals karma not by birth. I think you are living in the unparallal world.

[@DrVKParmar]

Florian you are brilliant! My perception of Roma has completely changed thanks to you!

[@Philoglossos]

Wonderful video. As an Ashkenazi person it's really interesting to see the parallels and differences between our cultures and histories. I look forward to learning more from you!

[@lagringa7518]

Fascinating, thank you for giving the Roma a voice about your culture. 🙂

[@dvstcod]

i've, ever since a child, been fascinated by the beauty of traditional romani women's dresses. i've never understood why the romani people have been so mistreated both in the society i live in, as well as around the world... thank you for sharing about the romani culture, and correcting the misinformation that has targetted your culture for centuries!

[@melissamybubbles6139]

I'd never heard much about the history of the Romani. I'm glad this video came up for me. Thank you for sharing.

[@hellazein]

The Romas around the Balkans have a great voice for singing, love seeing them perform ❤ thanks for this informative outlook on the people.

[@zahiarizk4612]

This was very educational. Thank you for sharing your history with us

[@sungu23]

As a South Indian, I feel very proud that you are sharing your history. The human ability to adapt and retain to different cultures is absolutely amazing. I hope you find success on youtube. And more people hear your story.

[@Epicurousdemos]

Hi indian, i know that there ssome propogand going on about caste discrimination, and so called protector of lower caste neo budhist have emerged, 😂 what will happen if they saw this video??

[@spainwithoutans792]

​@@Epicurousdemos he himself is a Romani . Now who the _ are you? Ans: a psychologically imbalanced person. A frustrated racist and anti Indian and xenophobic and religiophobic person who doesn't have any knowledge about what he is talking about.

[@israel_gj]

I'm glad I found this video, I usually watch videos of people explaining our origin and exodus saying that we left in the 5th century without taking in account the linguistics as you have well explained, the change from OIA to MIA produced the loss of the original perfect past, beginning to form with the participle and personal suffixes, Probably forming it with personal suffixes was a carbon copy of the Dardic languages. Kerd(j)em/kerd(j)om < kerdo -jo- -m(e). Kerdan/kerdal < kerdo -jo- -t(u). Yaron Matras explains that jotacism is the product of a particle (*jo) that linked the participle with personal suffixes, that's why some roma say, kerdjom/kerdjem/kerdjum. But lacho video phrala, te aves baxtalo nais túke ke but mishto sikaves amari istoria

[@frogsrule420]

Awesome first video! I'm excited to learn more about the Romani. Thank you for sharing.

[@florida.florian]

Glad you liked it :)

[@rogersilva9479]

More power to you brother . Story of you guys makes me really emotional. As India grows stronger, I just hope and pray conditions of you guys also improve.

[@dulaman9791]

This was soo interesting! Its very beautiful to see someone being so passionate about the history and culture of its people

[@oblomovtheunknown]

Wow Florian what a fascinating and informative video - I love the fluidity in your narrative and your over all presentation. I shall watch all of your videos and tell others to do so. :-)

[@bonemarrow3439]

Why do i get the feels in my heart, all the dom, roma and lom are our brothers and sisters. They don't deserve the discrimination they face, i wish they could return or atleast visit their/our homeland. They'd fit in so perfectly. Much love from India from a South Indian

[@sitdownstandup91]

maybe they shouldn't steal then lol

[@harshsrivastava9570]

​@@sitdownstandup91 ???

[@percentbigfoot]

​​@@sitdownstandup91 Maybe they shouldn't have been deprived and left for then? Or discriminated against on the basis of color. Isn't "that" conversation a loop?

[@sitdownstandup91]

@@percentbigfoot Nope. They lie and steal, leech of goverments and then play victim. They are a nightmare to deal with. Their children are encouraged to steal from non romani. Just because you find out that they are originally from India you protect them? Please, take them.

[@arnabb2464]

@@percentbigfoot This hypothesis of color-based discrimination is a nonsense created by the British. I belong to a so-called "Bramhin" caste (The original definitions are now lost, that's why "so-called", and anyway, "Varna" does not mean caste). I have very dark skin & most of my family and community are dark-skinned. But, there are SC communities who are very fair skinned, almost like Europeans. In short, this caste-color-genetics is a bullshit created by the British to divide Indians.

[@rikki635]

Absolutely loving your videos! Can't wait for more long form ones like this. Thank you for all your work!

[@ananicoleta8000]

Wow, you explain your people's history so well, Florian! 👍 You are so soft spoken and well informed it is a pleasure to listen to you. As a white Romanian girl, who all her life came across harmful stereotypes about Roma, I really like unlearning toxic and racist ideas taught to me and relearning and rediscovering the beauty of Romani people and culture. It's refreshing to come across an account like yours. God knows people (including me) need to learn more about this amazing culture and ethnicity. ❤

[@ndahiya3730]

Don't you think Romani people have a very ancient connection with Romania? Either the territory was named after them, or they were named after the territory. And how far is Romania from Rome? Saw a video that said ancient Roman script was very much Slavic and can be read easily, as opposed to it being projected as illegible.

[@ananicoleta8000]

@@ndahiya3730 Ok, so, there is a lot to discuss here and I see that there is some confusion as well so I'll do my best to explain and clarify. Romani people WEREN'T named after Romania, nor was Romania named after them. The similarities between the names it's a pure coincidence. Romania is a country in Europe, Eastern Europe to be precise. The people who live there are called Romanians (NOT Romani) and they speak the Romanian language. The Romanian people are a Latin people, we are the descendants of the Romans and the Dacians (an ancient people native to Eastern Europe). The Dacians lived thousands of years ago on this land (the future Romania) until they were invaded by the Roman Empire (year 101-102 and 105-106 AD). The two languages (the language spoken by the Dacians and Latin, which was spoken by the Romans) combined and gave birth to a very early version of Romanian. Today's Romanian vocabulary is made out of 80% Latin words. So, to summarize, the Romanian people are LATIN people, speaking Romanian, a LATIN language, native to Europe, descendants of Romans and Dacians. Now, Romani people are not European, unlike Romanians. They come from India, their language is similar to Hindu (therefore no similarities between the Romani language and Romanian language), and their culture different from the Romanian culture. They left their native country hundreds of years ago (between 8th century and 10th century) and came here, to Europe, searching for a better life. Instead, the Europeans enslaved them. Romania was one of the countries that turned the Romani people into slaves and only at the end of the 1800s (after hundreds of years) was the slave trade abolished. Even after they were free however, they were still discriminated and ostracized by the Romanian people. Now, there are many Romani people living in Romania because they spent hundreds of years being enslaved here. So, again, a short summary: Romanians = Europeans, Latin people, Latin language. Romani people = came from India, language similar to Hindu, when they arrived here in Europe they were enslaved (not just in Romania but in all of Europe) and after they were no longer slaves, they were systemically discriminated (even today, racism towards them is very strong). The Romani people are spread all over Europe (like I said before, they were not just enslaved in Romania and they don't live just there) and they have citizenship in those countries (e.g. A Romani person in Romania has Romanian citizenship, a Romani person living in Poland has Polish citizenship etc.), but ethnically, they are sill Romani, with a different culture and their own language (however, they still speak the language of the country they leave in, like Polish or Romanian or Bulgarian etc.) Now, regarding the 'how far is Rome from Romania' question, the easiest way to find out is to google it :) To give you an idea though, Rome is the capital city of Italy, located in Southern Europe, and Romania is a country in Easter Europe. And finally, about the Slavic documents. There are no ROMAN Slavic documents. All Roman documents are eritten in Latin. However, there are ROMANIAN Slavic documents (Roman is not the same as Romanian, like I've explained above). The reason why there are Romanian documents written in Slavic is because the Romanian language and culture was heavily influenced by the Slavic peoples (given the fact that Romania was located in the East where most Slavic people found themselves). Therefore, during the middle ages, Romanians used the Cyrillic alphabet to write (instead of the Latin one) and the official language was not Romanian but Slavonian. And yes, Romanians can understand Old Romanian, because they are very similar, but we can't read the Curillic alphabet or understand Slavonian or other Slavic languages. Hope this helps. Sorry if there is a lot of information or if I confused you, I tried to explain as best as I could. If you have any more questions, you can ask, feel free, but remember that I'm not an expert and you can always find better sources on the Internet or in books :)

[@rajnikantchande2677]

​@@ananicoleta8000 Thanks for your in depth explanation of Romanian, Romani & Romania & Roma....that's excellent & very helpful....you are so well informed. Just one point, you might wish to research: You say Romanian language is derived from Latin...But, we. are told , with strong evidence to back up, that , Latin itself & Greek to boot. both have their root source in SANSKRIT....in short, , Romanian language itself has roots in Sanskrit, via Latin. Best regards

[@MrRonantho]

@@ananicoleta8000 Romani people have european dna too tho,there mixed, they're not purely indian. Myself i'm half romani from spain and half french from brittany and i consider myself more like a european than indian.Romani people still are european.

[@michaeljosephjackson2364]

​@Anthony it doesn't stop u that ur ancestors were lower caste indians that got mixed with other dna

[@LapisPhilosophorum222]

Recently I watched a podcast of an Indian historian, who discussed the Romani people, and how and when they migrated from India to Europe. He stated that (many of these are in Ian Hancock's book "we are the Romani people"). 1. The variants of Romani language "sound" like the amalgamation of the languages used in Western states of India, Punjabi, Rajasthani and Gujarati, so mostly the present day Romani people's ancestors were from the western most regions of India, which makes sense. 2.The Flamenco dance has Romani origins, it evolved in Spain, Southern Spain to be precise. The Romani people there are called "Gitanos". 3. Due to the Romani people being marginalised even today, the bulk of the Romani population pretty much live a nomadic lifestyle. (But not all, like most professional Romani people) 4. In the 9th century or (approx. 1000 years ago) India had various Turkic invasions, mostly during the "Abbasid Caliphate", and they repeatedly attacked the Indian subcontinent (of course from the west). This brings me to the 1. point, where these invaders enslaved a lot of people from the Western states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab and took them through present day Afghanistan, through the Hindukush mountains. This name also originated during this time, a bit of a tragic name as HinduKush is made up of two words (Hindu+kush) where "kush" means death. 5. All these enslaved people were taken for different reasons women & children - obvious. Also artisans, dancers and performers were in considerable population. 6. But then later, due to harsher climates, and obvious lack of food and shelter in the dry regions, the Turkic invaders found out that they cannot sustain these people anymore. Hence, they were shown the door. For some reason, they were directed towards the north, not their homeland. Maybe it was their own decision and did not wish to experience Hindukush 2.0 idk. 7. These people then settled (or lived as nomads) in different parts of Europe. And the early migrators mixed the regional culture with the Indian one, for example the "Kali Sara" in France. 8. Also, considerable camps during ww2 had Romani population, but no one talks about them.

[@bitemeqwertyuiop5691]

This is a good video Florian! Keep them coming and keep up us updated ❤

[@snapp3256]

Wow such a rich history and cultural background. So beautifully explained . Loved every bit of this episode . Thk u

[@Rahulcj6234]

In Andhra / Telangana / Karnataka we have a caste Dommarollu (Dommari + Vallu) in Telugu it is written as దొమ్మరి.. These Areas were famous for Damascus steel (wootz Steel) which itself is derived from Ukku meaning Steel .. so tribes even now are famous for their Iron Works on the road side .... they used to wander from place-to-place part of Nomadic tribe culture, your ancestors may be related to these tribes ...

[@erinchristman2669]

This is amazingly informative. Please do more.

[@sandeshhegde2344]

You have done quiet a bit of research and glad to know your making effort to know about your origins and preserving your culture

[@celtiberian07]

I love your videos brother i am glad someone is giving proper education about our people and would love to talk to you about my unique background

[@MihneaKiller]

Imi place foarte mult ce faci. Este important sa educi oamenii in subiectul istoriei etniei rome, deoarece școala, cel putin cea din Romania, nu face acest lucru. Am 23 de ani si doar recent, spre marea mea rusine, am aflat de holocaustul romilor, deportatea in Transnistria si asa mai departe. E foarte fain ca ridici awareness pe aceste subiecte! Ține o tot asa!

[@ezequielhernandez1565]

Aquí en España, por desgracia, tampoco se enseña nada sobre el maltrato que hubo de parte de los españoles hacia los romaníes. No se enseña nada sobre el holocausto romaní, ni sobre “La Gran Redada” en la que encarcelaron a 17000 personas (en una sola noche) romaníes españoles durante años…

[@florida.florian]

Ma bucur ca îți place și înveți ceva :) Mulțumesc

[@kashwini1266]

there are a lot of migration of people from northwestern India towards central Asia, west and in Himalyan regions due to Islamic invasion of India. There is also a story of 10 king war. After this some people migrated out of India. When it comes to the dark skin. Believe me you can find dark skinned people in all the castes of India no matter wether they are higher or lower caste in western and central India.

[@iliasodyssee9626]

Your Videos & Shorts are really good. They help fill a giant gap in education in Europe. So please keep up the amazing work. We need more Romani creators.

[@EB-do8wn]

It's so cool how we can get so much information just from linguistics

[@ambo9569]

💯🙌🏽

[@Catsheal]

This was such a great video! Thank you for taking the time to explain the history of Romani people! I look forward to more videos like this

[@teklacukierek]

I appreciate you citing some of your sources - it really adds to the video. Keep it up!

[@LunarSerenadia]

Well done brother!! As a polish romani I thank you for sharing this. Bach i sastypen tuke!

[@robb1312]

When Roma Gypsies first came to Europe in Greece,(this days Turkey) they were known as "Egyptians" due to their "says" or stories that claimed that they came from Little Egypt and where originally slaves of the Egyptian Pharaohs. We called us Roman Egyptians ,becose EGYPT was part of Roman empire ,ROMAN REPUBLIC . In Greece the called us ROMANO GITANOS- ROMAN EGYPTIAN- ROMA GYPSY ....How did Egypt become Roman? . The rich lands of Egypt became the property of Rome ,Roman republic ,after the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BCE, which spelled the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty that had ruled Egypt since the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. After the murder of Gaius Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, the Roman Republic was left in turmoil. (32-30 BC) was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony (assisted by Cleopatra and by extension Ptolemaic Egypt) and Octavian. In 32 BC, Octavian convinced the Roman Senate to declare war on the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. after the end of Slavery in EGYPT , soon started first century we become follow jesus CHIST .christianity was the only religion we had ,( NO budha ,or hinduizm. or other Gods as KRISHNA ) !!!

[@mikomikasa3958]

Your channel is amazing, I love learning about Romani culture. I've never heard the history spoken about and explained in such a clear and concise way.

[@shubhamnamdeo2871]

I was looking for channel who can share this real history and here it comes directly from the source. Great work! Looking forward to more videos from you. Subscribed!❤

[@constellous1382]

Just wanted to mention thank you so much for the information you presented because it helped me so much in my presentation for my college class about the Roma! It's difficult to find reliable and in-depth information about early history of the Romani people.

[@sentientmarshmallow4644]

Thank you for this video and your channel! I’m a white person who’s writing (mostly procrastinating tbh) a novel, and one of the major characters is Romani. I’m trying to learn as much as I can about Romani culture and history, but good resources are pretty scarce. So I’m so glad I found your channel!

[@hellopanda135]

Sending love from Hawai'i 💌 your title is so impactful, __ history as told by a ___ person. Not to say we can't learn about and come to love another culture, but people of that culture should ALWAYS be the highest authority in conversation/spaces of knowledge 🤍

[@kc4276]

Thank you for this informative video. I'm Indian and this was a great introduction to another integral part of our broader diaspora!

[@hadast3806]

This is SO interesting, I don’t know how I came across this channel, I will subscribe. I am Ghanaian 🇬🇭