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Illinois Global Institute Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Reexamining Genealogical Fantasies about the Indian Origin of Romani People

This talk, by Prof. Avishek Ray, focuses on the epistemic and political implications of ascribing an "Indian origin" to the Roma. How do scholars and savants seek to understand Roma populations with reference to their purported origin and what ideas of Indian-ness does this entail?

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Illinois Global Institute Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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