Names for Romani Nation

The same could be said of Israel.

I also strongly oppose the existence of Israel. But Jews also have a religious tie with Israel (and the Christian faith supports this tie), and also actually lived there at the time (although they were a minority and it wasn't a Jewish state). AFAIK there were no Romani in India at the time, and I don't think there was even a particularly common knowledge of Romani origins. It was known at the time, yes, but most of the evidence started to pile up in more recent decades (when things like genetic analysis became possible). There was a minor political leader who suggested a Romani state in India in 1930, but he didn't last very long, didn't have much power, and didn't have any real support for an Indian state amongst Romani, let alone gadjo. Most Romani are going to see a far greater connection with their western home states than they would in India, and would rather see a state created there. Few would be able to afford travel so far away. The Israel analogy doesn't work.
 
As for how I will get over the implausibility . . . for one, through the power of making pretty maps :p and two, who would have thought of the likelihood of Israel prior to WWII? It is a radically unrealistic proposal - that is why I am just working on a map of it and brief story, not a whole timeline.

Israel's successes have several roots, among which two stand out. Firstly, there was the development of Zionism, which, in the nineteenth century, began laying the groundwork for a possible future Jewish national home in what was then the Ottoman Empire. Secondly, Jews in the West have historically championed economic success, and participation (where permitted) in civil society. With the Roma, there was next to no organization prior to the Second World War. Furthermore, Roma tend to be universally poor and are rarely integrated into society, meaning that their collective statebuilding ability is likely absent without decades of foreign help.
 
I also strongly oppose the existence of Israel. But Jews also have a religious tie with Israel (and the Christian faith supports this tie), and also actually lived there at the time (although they were a minority and it wasn't a Jewish state). AFAIK there were no Romani in India at the time, and I don't think there was even a particularly common knowledge of Romani origins. It was known at the time, yes, but most of the evidence started to pile up in more recent decades (when things like genetic analysis became possible). There was a minor political leader who suggested a Romani state in India in 1930, but he didn't last very long, didn't have much power, and didn't have any real support for an Indian state amongst Romani, let alone gadjo. Most Romani are going to see a far greater connection with their western home states than they would in India, and would rather see a state created there. Few would be able to afford travel so far away. The Israel analogy doesn't work.

Interesting. So which nations had the largest numbers of Romani at the time of this proposition?
 
Interesting. So which nations had the largest numbers of Romani at the time of this proposition?

I don't have any figures, but eastern Europe. Especially pre-Holocaust. Places like Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary are going to have huge numbers. Spain and France have always had big numbers (Spain currently has the highest absolute numbers), but that's also diluted over a bigger area and bigger population. If you wanted to punish the Axis powers post-WW2, taking a chunk out of Romania is probably your best bet.
 
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