Enterprisers.in Consumer ResourcesEdited 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 [...]
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The present exhibition is but a small glimpse at the long term personal project I have undertaken to document the Parsis. Choosing a mere thirty six images was a difficult task.
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By Jesse S. Palsetia – The focus of this work is to examine and account for the ways in which the Parsis have historically sought to safeguard and preserve their identity in India.
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This annotated bibliography list, a subset derived from the Adherents.com Religion in Literature database, is intended as a resource for literary research. It lists mainstream science fiction and fantasy novels, short stories and movies (speculative fiction) which contain references to Zoroastrianism. These include references to Parsis and to Zarathustra/Zoroaster. This list is not comprehensive, but [...]
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Cyrus the Great Freddie Mercury Zubin Mehta Farrukh Dhondy Dadabhai Naoroji Mancherjee Bhownagree Shapurji Saklatvala Homi Jehangir Bhabha Tata family Farokh Engineer Madam Bhikaji Cama
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The contribution of this dynamic Indian community in all spheres of Indian life – arts, sciences, politics, business, and foremost of all – in social commitment and philanthropy – has been phenomenal. Despite their meagre numbers, the Parsi community did not seek any special privileges under the Constitution, and yet played a large role in [...]
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The Zoroastrian religion and the Parsi Community have many common with the inhabitants of India and much of this similarity is due to the fact that deep in the past, the ancestors of these two peoples sprang from a common Indo-Aryan stock. But this apart the stay of the Parsis in India for many centuries [...]
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Gathering news, all around the world, from Zoroastrians, for Zoroastrians
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By : Dr. Ravindra Kumar “Only one Ahura Mazda there is. He is Lord of life and knowledge…He is Supreme and is, epitome of ultimate peace. He is one and only one. Consciousness, Truth, Justice, Reality, Love and Compassion emerge only as per His being. Man should worship Him and may peace be unto man.” [...]
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Parsism or Zoroastrianism is about 2600 years old and finds its origin in Persia. The religion was founded by Spenta Zarathustra or Zoroaster, who is considered as the Prophet of the Parsis. Zoroastrian practice is based on the responsibility of every man and woman to choose between good and evil, and to respect God’s creations. [...]
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