Singer Elvis Presley, painter Pablo Picasso and legendary actor Charlie Chaplin may have some elements of Indian ancestry in their roots. WOW.
A 3-day seminar is being held by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) that is hoping to explore and discuss what they believe are the Indian origins of these celebrities who belong to the Roma community.
ICCR director general C Rajasekhar explained that they want to study the Indian origins of the Romany people who have "faithfully maintained cultural and traditional practices of Indian heritage." He further explained that people from this community migrated from India to Europe around 2,500 years ago but they have still preserved many social and cultural traditions. They want to see how they can bring out that commonality and express an affinity towards them.
This conference is going to be attend by Sushma Swaraj, Mahesh Sharma and more than 30 scholars among others.