Category: Issues

Anjuman Asks Its Chief, Who Had Opposed The 963-Acre Deal, To Resign By Nauzer K Bharucha | TNN Mumbai: There is growing opposition within the Zoroastrian community against the sale of 963 acres controlled by a community trust in Palghar, about 110 km from Mumbai. The Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman wants to sell the land to… Continue reading Irani trust’s land sale kicks off row

This could perhaps be the largest chunk of contiguous land to be put on the block in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman, a private community trust, will sell its humungous 963-acre agriculture swathe in Palghar, about 110km from Mumbai, to a private developer. In terms of area, the land is more than four… Continue reading Mumbai's Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman to sell 963 acres of land in Palghar for Rs 732 crore

The dwindling number of vultures is adding to the woes of the dwindling Parsi community in the city. By Bushra Baseerat | TNN Depending on the scavenging birds to dispose of their dead in the ‘Tower of Silence’, the 1,200-member Parsi community in Hyderabad has been forced to resort to solar concentrators to carry out… Continue reading Hyderabad Parsis pray for return of the scavenger bird

Concerns are being raised over the continuing existence of 500-year-old ‘Tower of Silence’ or Dokhma at Umarwada, which is not only being used by people of Surat, but also Parsis from distant places like Bharuch, Navsari and even Bhusaval and Jalgaon in Maharashtra. By Melvyn Reggie Thomas, TNN This historical Dokhma, where the dead are… Continue reading Surat Parsis concerned over Dokhma's existence

Fifteen years after vultures disappeared from Mumbai’s skies, the Parsi community here intends to build two aviaries at one of its most sacred sites so that the giant scavengers can once again devour human corpses. By GARDINER HARRIS | NYTimes   Construction is scheduled to begin as soon as April, said Dinshaw Rus Mehta, chairman… Continue reading Giving New Life to Vultures to Restore a Human Ritual of Death

The Parsis, who fled Iran in the face of the country’s Muslim conversation centuries ago, settled across India and Pakistan. But in recent years, the prominent Karachi religious minority is declining, to the portion where the community may totally disappear. Published by Public Radio International   It isn’t easy these days being a Parsi. The… Continue reading Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan

IN a country where 70,000 babies are born every day, young Zahan Daruwala’s birth three months ago was a relatively rare event. As the child of two Indian Parsi parents, Zahan is one of fewer than 200 likely to be born into his dwindling community this year. By Amanda Hodge | The Australian Births within… Continue reading Purity makes Parsis an endangered species