▁to ▁Beng ali . ▁ ▁Gen etic ▁find ings ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁suggest ▁the ▁Roman i ▁origin ated ▁in ▁north western ▁India ▁and ▁migr ated ▁as ▁a ▁group . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁gen etic ▁study ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁present ▁scheduled ▁tribes ▁and ▁scheduled ▁cas te ▁populations ▁of ▁northern ▁India , ▁tradition ally ▁referred ▁to ▁collect ively ▁as ▁the ▁ <0xE1> <0xB8> <0x8C> oma , ▁are ▁the ▁likely ▁ancest ral ▁populations ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁European ▁Roma . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁International ▁Roma ▁Conference , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Minister ▁of ▁External ▁Affairs ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Roma ▁community ▁were ▁children ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁conference ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁recommendation ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁Roma ▁community ▁spread ▁across ▁ 3 0 ▁countries ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁di as por a . ▁ ▁The ▁Je v gs ▁have ▁assert ed ▁orig ins ▁of ▁being ▁Co ptic ▁migr ants ▁from ▁Egypt ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁century , ▁or ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁slaves ▁who ▁escaped ▁from ▁Greece ▁to ▁Alban ia ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁but ▁the ▁authentic ity ▁of ▁their ▁proposed ▁Egypt ian ▁orig ins ▁is ▁widely ▁question ed ▁by ▁others ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁M igration ▁to ▁Alban ia ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁att est ation ▁of ▁Roman i ▁people ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁is ▁from ▁ 1 6 3 5 ,