Hindustan Times – India This is an anomaly that arises out of the personal laws of minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis) that don’t recognise adoption. …
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Mann opposes RSS chief’s bid to redefine minorities…
Hindustan Times – India The attempt of RSS chief SK Sudarshan to “redefine” minorities by stating that only Parsis and Jews were minorities has stirred up a hornets nest. …
Times of India – India … Should the…
Times of India – India … Should the right to adopt a child, currently restricted to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs, be extended to Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis as well? …
Parsis, Jews are the only minorities, says RSS chief
Indian Express – New Delhi,India RSS chief KS Sudershan on Wednesday declared that Parsis and Jews were the only two minorities in the country, as only their ancestors had …
The Parsi in the Presidio
The Sepia Mutiny reports “…Following up on their account of South Asians in the American Civil War, Francis C. Assisi and Elizabeth Pothen describe the life and times of one Conjee Rustumjee Cohoujee Bey (a.k.a. Anthony Frank Gomez). The story is so rich with detail due to the fact that Bey/Gomez wrote letters throughout his… Continue reading The Parsi in the Presidio
Impoverished Gandhi widow struggles alone
Webindia123 – India … She is with us on a monthly basis and that is a concession we have given and made arrangements to provide her with home cooked Parsi food”, Dr Raina said. …
This Mrs Gandhi only wants her pension
The Indian Express one of the oldest members of the Gandhi family. Clutching the walker that supports her frail frame, Shernaz Gandhi, sister-in-law of the late Indira Gandhi and aunt to Rajiv Gandhi, looks weighed down, but not defeated.
Little princesses conquer Persia
The Times Online UK “…After what had seemed an eternity, we arrived at the ancient city of Yazd. Exotic with domes and strange towers, plus a fully functioning Zoroastrian fire temple, it looked — as Katy pointed out delightedly — like something out of Aladdin….”
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos,…
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos, Mussulmauns, nor Parsees, would dare to partake of a morsel in the society, or even sight of each other; and so strictly is this separation …
