From The Economist print edition Apr 17th 2008 | DELHI Adherents of an ancient faith worry about its disappearance TWO of India’s biggest business clans—Tata and Godrej—are Parsees, descendants of Zoroastrians, who fled the Muslim invasion of Persia for India more than 1,000 years ago. But well though some of its members have done, the… Continue reading India’s Parsees: Slow breeders
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Marry, live in joint families: Minority panel to Parsis
The clock is ticking away fast and furious for India’s Parsi community. Alarmed by their dwindling numbers – as per the last census the Parsi population was less than 70,000 – the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has swung into action. The NCM intends to encourage timely marriages and the joint family spirit among Parsis… Continue reading Marry, live in joint families: Minority panel to Parsis
Kolkata: Parsis delighted with the vultures’ return
The return of vultures to the Kolkata sky after a three-year gap has delighted the Parsi community in Kolkata despairing of the loss of their traditional way of disposing the deceased. The vultures’ reappearance has been particularly welcomed by lone Parsi activist Dhan Baria who has been pursuing an alternative to leaving the dead on… Continue reading Kolkata: Parsis delighted with the vultures’ return
Who are they talking to?
Dr. Kersey Antia was in the Zoroastrian news recently, for better or for worse. In fact, the officers at the Colaba Police Station will also tell you who he is. Dr. Antia came to Mumbai to proliferate and zealously canvass for conversion into the Zoroastrian faith. He purportedly has his degrees and his knowledge. He… Continue reading Who are they talking to?
Vultures on the brink
The Indian government has a big job on its hands. It is accused today of ‘overseeing’ the decline of tigers. Another iconic creature, the vulture, is also on the brink of extinction and the government is now under pressure to do more to help. Three species of vulture have crashed in number by 99 per… Continue reading Vultures on the brink
Migrants, your grunts, everyone’s stunts
by Bachi Karkaria in the Times of India I cannot promise to raise a statue of Shivaji in Dadar Parsi Colony. But, in the ultimate cultural surrender, I hereby change my surname to Karkare. Many years ago I got a grubby postcard with a handwritten scrawl. It said, “We have noted you are using word… Continue reading Migrants, your grunts, everyone’s stunts
Open up to world, Zoroastrians told
Original article published in the TOI He is a man of peace. But whenever he dwells upon the crisis that has begun to loom large over the Zoroastrian community in terms of their dwindling numbers, the reactions he evokes are just short of extreme rage. That’s because Dasturji Dr Kersey Antia is of the firm… Continue reading Open up to world, Zoroastrians told
