The 'Rodi' are considered the gypsies of Sri Lanka, though whether they are connected to the 'Roma' in europe is doubtful.
I have heard tales that they engage in spiritual mumbo jumbo like exorcisms, curses and they are kind of nomadic and dont have a fixed abode.
You might find this bit interesting:-
" The Roma People (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), sometimes "Romany Folk" in the British Isles, often referred to as Gypsies, are a heterogeneous ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Latin America, the southern part of the United States and the Middle East.
They are believed to have originated mostly from the Punjab and Rajasthan regions of India. They began their migration to Europe and North Africa via the Iranian plateau around 1050
Traditionally most Roma spoke Romani (Romany), an Indo-Aryan language. Today, however, most Roma speak the dominant language of their region of residence. "
According tho this article, they did originate in India and it could be possibly be that some of them did come to Sri Lanka as well. Since some time I've been thrilled at meeting the Roma in europe. Guess a wonder around the country side in Romania and Albania will be very interesting, and they do look seriously cute
