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Inside Track: Dogged Activity
August 24, 2025 7:13 am
Bombay’s first riot was in 1832, when a mob of 200, mostly Parsis, attacked policemen who were trying to round up strays. The community has special affection for the canine breed and even includes a dog in its funerary rites.
Unlocking the secrets of the Parsi gene: What makes them live longer, protects them from certain cancers
October 02, 2023 5:54 pm
A life sciences firm has turned to this community to understand how certain diseases occur in the general population
Streetwise Kolkata: Parsee Church Street, named after Kolkata’s 183-year-old Parsi fire temple
October 07, 2022 12:57 pm
A significant part of the lane and the larger neighbourhood’s documented history starts during the 19th century when the Parsi and Jewish communities began settling here.
Bombay HC permits Parsis to offer annual prayers with restrictions
September 03, 2020 10:21 am
The court asked the trustee of the BPP to give an undertaking to adhere to other guidelines laid down by the state government and standard operating procedures by the central government, failing which action would be initiated against them as per law.
Parsi New Year 2019: Navroz Mubarak Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Messages, Greetings, Wallpaper, Photos
August 17, 2019 2:26 pm
Happy Navroz: Since people in India and Pakistan follow the Shahenshahi calendar, which does not consider leap years, the Parsi New Year is celebrated in India and Pakistan about 200 days after it is celebrated across the world.
Vulture count down, more Parsis go for burial, cremation
August 17, 2015 3:08 am
Group of ‘reformists’ includes priests too: ‘Have decided enough is enough, I am willing to pray even if body is buried or cremated’.
Dwindling numbers force Parsis to pen their own multiplication theory
November 12, 2014 6:26 pm
The campaign urges Parsi couples to get medical help under the Jiyo Parsi scheme that funds infertility treatment for couples.
Rahul speaks to PM, seeks minority status for Jains
January 20, 2014 12:46 am
The Minority Ministry has already initiated a move to grant minority status to the Jain community.
Thirst quenchers of yore bear testimony to citys hospitality
December 17, 2013 2:03 am
Centuries-old pyaaus,with their vernacular architecture,were built by charitable merchants and offered a sip of cool water to weary travellers from far-off lands.
The Gara Sorority
November 30, 2013 1:19 am
From among T-shirts,straw hats and knick-knacks,the bold colours of the traditional Parsi gara stand out at the Poona Zoroastrian Seva Mandal store.
PARSIS PHOTOS
Photo exhibition documents Parsis of Ahmedabad
September 07, 2023 10:32 pm
The photographs have been captured by Bindi Sheth
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