Hyderabad:A troupe of Romani people from Lithuania, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin, performed their fire rituals with the chanting of hymns, which was reminiscent of a `yagna’ being performed by Hindus since the Vedic ages. The Roma people highlighted their enduring struggle to safeguard their cultural and spiritual identity and said Lokmanthan, a meeting of nationalist thinkers from the …
Some years ago, in the living room of his Nottingham terraced house, with pictures of Jesus Christ and Cliff Richard on the wall, a dark-haired man called Rudi gave me a frank view of his life in Britain. Why would we not be in Britain when we are paid by your benefits to be here?’ Roma immigrant Rudi Ion told …
Despite this, there was a certain sense of nervousness in the air. Like many of Kybartai's locals, Romas has family and friends living across the border in Kaliningrad and has noticed the distinct shift in atmosphere in the wake of the latest sanctions stand-off. The military might stationed there has led some Western officials to ponder whether the Russian leader …
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