New Delhi: 8th April has been marked as the
International Roma Day since 1971 when Roma People scattered in all the
European countries and America commemorate this day.
Research Foundation International based in New Delhi
involved in Roma Studies also celebrated 8th April as International
Roma Day also the closing of World Roma Week started on Sunday, the 3rd
April.
“We had workshops, seminars, readings, interactions and
exhibitions during this week. Idea is to propagate about Roma to rest of the
World,” said Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi writer and Chancellor of International Roma
Cultural University at Serbia.
“In a span of 1000 years Roma has grown as Charlie Chaplin,
Elvis Presley, The fact is that, ‘Adversity Causes some one to break and others
to Break The Records’, said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios and Chief
Guest of the day.
Ambassador Vidya Sagar Verma, NRI Educationist S. K. Trehan,
Pro- Vice Chancellor of International Roma Cultural University Dr. Nidhi
Trehan, Poetess Sudha, Justice Santosh Khanna and Deen Dayal Agarwal also spoke
on the occasion.
Later Sandeep Marwah distributed certificates to the
students who all finished with their Roma studies. Dr. S. S. Shashi honored the
guests & Sandeep Marwah for his contribution to Roma Cultural Studies.
