Kolkatta Parsis

Their religion holds together the Parsis of Calcutta, a community of only 600 people,
most of whom are over 60, says Soumitra Das – The Telegraph.

In a community of less than 600, of whom more than 350 are over 60, it is difficult to come upon young people. Although they refuse to be listed as a minority community, the Parsis of Calcutta may soon become as invisible as two other peoples — the Jews and the Armenians — who rose to great heights of prosperity and power with the ascendancy of the British, and are now on their way out.

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Courtesy : Jehangir Bisney

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