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India’s ‘Parsis’ Renounce Sky Burial as Vultures Go Missing

Parsis are the followers of the ancient Zoroastrian religion, whose ancestors settled in Indian 1,000 years ago to escape persecution in Iran (erstwhile Persia) that had turned Islamic. They brought along their tradition of leaving the dead exposed...

Can Higher Salaries Save Parsi Priesthood?

Jan 22, 2015 | Issues, Religion

Ardeshir Nariman, 15, is fast approaching graduation. Like many boys his age in Mumbai—educated and upwardly mobile,...

Aging Parsis Turn to Community Charity

Jan 21, 2015 | India, Issues

The Parsi ward at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital seems a particularly sunny convalescent home. Its full-length gothic windows...

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India’s ‘Parsis’ Renounce Sky Burial as Vultures Go Missing

Can Higher Salaries Save Parsi Priesthood?

Aging Parsis Turn to Community Charity

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