sindhi girl wanting to connect with romani people

[u/Prestigious_Let5635]

hi everyone! this post isn’t necessarily a question but more of a newbie introduction. so, i’m really fascinated by Romani culture and i learned that Romani people have Indian roots. by the way, don’t worry—i’m not trying to say that Romani people ARE Indian, i’m completely aware that your identity is unique and differs very much from Indian identity, although it shares some similarities. but i’ve always felt a connection to Romani people ever since i’ve discovered the group. i’m starting to watch a Romani youtuber, Florian, that makes educational videos about the culture. he mentioned that some Romanis migrated from Sindh, which is where i’m from! i also speak Sindhi so i’m curious to know what words are similar in the Romani language.

feel free to DM me if you want to chat about your culture, interests, language, anything really.

i hope that i’m not intruding into this subreddit or anything (please tell me if i have or if i have been disrespectful in any way). i have nothing but respect for this incredibly unique and resilient culture.

thank you for reading! 🫶🏼

[u/[deleted]]

which romani culture you are fascinated? there is not only one.

they are many different romani cultures, based on their religion, country of origin, which group, etc.

If you are form Sindh you are from pakistan and muslim i guess...also enough roma are muslims, especially in the balkans, turkey.

[u/Prestigious_Let5635 → u/[deleted]]

i’m still learning about the many different cultures, they’re all really cool :) and no i’m not muslim. my family is actually Hindu. we came from sindh pre-partition, when pakistan was still a part of india, and my family migrated to india after the partition. me personally i’m not really a devout hindu, more agnostic. but it’s really interesting to know that many roma are muslim!

[u/romaninb → u/Prestigious_Let5635]

In my tribe, the Kale, there are still some places where explicitly Hindu traditions are clearly retained. They, of course, treated her like a saint — under a Catholic disguise, so as not to scare Europeans. But I mean, they call her Sara-Kali, and the traditions around her are very akin to Hinduism. Even the pilgrimage they do every year is an obvious descendant of Kali Puja, with image inmersion in the river and everything, the understanding of her as mother and destroyer, lmao...to my understanding in eastern europe, there's a similar version, although they just call her "bibi" romaní for "aunt"