The Romani People (or Roma) are an ethnic group found scattered primarily across Europe and the Americas. Their nomadic lifestyle, and preconceptions about their way of life, have clashed with the norms of many of the cultures within which they have settled. There has been some effort to improve their image, and help them integrate into society. Victor Hugo gave them a nod in 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame', in which the character Esmeralda is described as a compassionate and beautiful Romani woman. Genetic evidence suggests the Romani originated in Northern India, from which they left roughly 1,500 years ago. Linguistic evidence supports this, and some words of the curious Romani Language still betray their Sanskrit roots, even after a millennium and a half.
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