Indian origin Romani people are often referred by their exonym “Gypsies“, which is a corruption of the word “Egyptian” reflecting the erroneous old belief that they came from Egypt (Middle East).
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It’s commonly believed that the ancestral Romani group left westwards from “Northwestern India” which was borne out by genetic studies in early 21st century. However, in the “ Magadh region” of Bihar Kahars- a caste of Pal bearers are also called “Ramani”
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