“Very risque,” says our tour guide, Jasmine Kotval. She’s a Parsee, a follower of Zoroastrianism that claims to be the world’s oldest religion, having originated in Persia (contemporary Iran) 3500 years ago. Only 110,000 Parsees remain and about half of them live in Mumbai. But they have influence disproportionate to their numbers. Mumbai now has… Continue reading Going with the flow
Month: February 2006
Why was land worth Rs 147 cr sold off for
Surat, February 14: A huge piece of land measuring 2.06 lakh square metres sold for just Rs 3 crore when its market value is Rs 147 crore? The issue has become a bone of contention among Parsis in the city, with one group alleging that the huge difference in the value of the land could… Continue reading Why was land worth Rs 147 cr sold off for
