Excerpts from Roma by WR Rishi

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Introductory
Names
Etymology of the word Rom
Etymology of the word Gajo
Romani Flag and Anthem
Children of Nature
- High Moral Character
Occupations
Historical Records
First Emigration
Second Emigration
Emigrations of the X - XIII Centuries
Religion
Panjabi love of buffalo's milk
Language, Key to the Problem - coming soon!
Linguistic Evidence
Anthropologic Evidence
Bibliography
Dr. Rishi's plea regarding the use of "Rr", restated by him from the journal, Roma.

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The works of Dr. W. R. Rishi published on these pages are excerpted with the author's permission from his book, Roma - The Panjabi Emigrants in Europe, Central and Middle Asia, the USSR, and the Americas (published 1976 & 1996 Punjabi University, Patiala, India. All of the contents of these pages are copyright© W. R. Rishi, all rights reserved. No portions of this text may be reproduced without the permission of the author at: Roma Publications 3290/15-D - 160 015 Chandigarh, India phone: 0172 548941

This and the associated pages were created by Nadia & Peter as a tribute to the life and work of Dr. W. R. Rishi, Director of the Indian Institute for Romani Studies at Chandigarh, India. For technical aspects send email to roma@romani.org This page, and those identified by the yellow background and Romani flags were created by and copyright© Peter. Last updated 8/98.

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