Parsis in India and the Diaspora

26 January, 2008 — zoroastriansnet

Edited by John Hinnells, Alan Williams

 The Parsis are India’s smallest minority community, yet they have exercised a huge influence on the country. As pioneers in education in nineteenth century India, and as leading figures in banking and commerce, medicine, law and journalism, they were at the forefront of India’s industrial revolution. Parsis were also at the heart of the creation of the Indian National Congress in the nineteenth century and contributed some of the great leaders through into the twentieth century.

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One Response to “Parsis in India and the Diaspora”

  1. Razvan Says:
    24 April, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    I am going to write a paper on Zoroastrianism.

    Reply

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