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Here in europe, we have a large minority called Romany (derogatorily known as Gypsy). An indian people that apparently was a caste in india, migrated to europe

Here in europe, we have a large minority called Romany (derogatorily known as Gypsy). An indian people that apparently was a caste in india, migrated to europe some 400 years ago, later on ending up as slaves and then finally getting freed (to a certain extent). Sadly this group of indians is heavily misunderstood and massively discriminated against, and there is little to no effort in understanding their culture or helping them. A shame for a would be “fair” continent that unapologetically continues to discriminate against people based on ethnicity and other petty criteria. Sources: https://m.timesofindia.com/where-do-gypsies-come-from/articleshow/18791132.cms https://m.timesofindia.com/where-do-gypsies-come-from/articl... https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/twin-researches-indian-dalits-european-gypsies-common-ancestory-india-today-123942-2012-12-11 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/twin-researches-... https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/genetic-sequencing-traces-gypsies-back-to-ancient-indian-origin/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/genetic-se...

bergenty 4y ago
Pretty sure the Romani were never slaves. Didn’t they always just live on the fringes of society?
- yrgulation 4y ago
  Unfortunately they were: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-slavery-in-romania-a-history https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-slavery-in-romania-a-h... Also suffered greatly at the policies of Romanian fascist and German nazi governments: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/genocide-of-european-roma-gypsies-1939-1945 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/genocide-o... As a result of that they lived on the fringes of society once “freed”. Basically they were not allowed to own land or property and when “employed” they were “paid” in food and accommodation - another form of slavery. Modern day the situation is improving but literally anywhere in europe they travel they are either marginalised or forced to hide their identity. The issue is deeply rooted. It really is an ongoing tragedy that europeans flat-out fail to acknowledge and repair.

bergenty 4y ago

Pretty sure the Romani were never slaves. Didn’t they always just live on the fringes of society?

yrgulation 4y ago
Unfortunately they were: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Romania https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-slavery-in-romania-a-history https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-slavery-in-romania-a-h... Also suffered greatly at the policies of Romanian fascist and German nazi governments: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/genocide-of-european-roma-gypsies-1939-1945 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/genocide-o... As a result of that they lived on the fringes of society once “freed”. Basically they were not allowed to own land or property and when “employed” they were “paid” in food and accommodation - another form of slavery. Modern day the situation is improving but literally anywhere in europe they travel they are either marginalised or forced to hide their identity. The issue is deeply rooted. It really is an ongoing tragedy that europeans flat-out fail to acknowledge and repair.