The second phase will be launched on July 29 by the Union Minister of minority affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who will be in Mumbai for it. After a successful 20 per cent increase in the birth rate in the Parsi community after the launch of Jiyo Parsi scheme, the government of India will be soon launch phase two. The second phase will
Read moreIt’s celebration time again! JIYO PARSI kids go upto 101. Congratulations to the outstanding JIYO PARSI team!! When everyone is saying that the community population is going down and have a defeatist attitude, the JIYO PARSI team oozes confidence!! Next target is 200…..!!!
Read moreDear Friends, For many years we have been discussing the importance of giving respect to our Priests and enabling them to become Pastors to the Parsi community, as are the Catholic Priests as well as the Sikh Granthis. Jiyo Parsi has realized that without a strong ethical background in Zoroastrianism, our community is suffering. This is seen in some cases,
Read moreDelhi’s Parsi community is by far the smallest minority group residing in the city. According to the 2011 Census report, the number of Parsis in the national capital is now down to three figures, which has caused great concern among those campaigning to preserve the cultural heritage and collective identity of India’s Parsis, writes Srija Naskar. “Our demographic studies, which
Read moreHere are the winners names, prize money and collage of winners pictures of the Jiyo Parsi Saal Mubarak Competition . We would be grateful if you gave some publicity to this 2nd Competition of Jiyo Parsi which was to encourage children to express their idea of the New Year and hopes for the community . The Prizes were kindly
Read moreJiyo Parsi is a Community based programme supported by the Government of India. Each Parsi Zoroastrian needs to know about it in detail.
Read moreThe Parsi are a small Indian community in danger of extinction but India’s government is trying everything to stop the population decline.
Read moreAnand Mahindra says ‘P’ in Parsi stands for productive; wishes the community were ‘more reproductive’ Anand Mahindra lauded Parsis and in a witty tweet said, “The ‘P’ in Parsi stands for Productive. Never have so few achieved so much. Only wish they were more reproductive..Navroz Mubarak.” Anand Mahindra is known for his interesting tweets and his this particular praise for
Read moreDear Friends, I have just received the Census results of 2011 and while we expected the 10 percent decline , it is sad to see a 20 percent decline . From 69,401 we are now 57,000 only. It is for this reason that Parzor had approached the Ministry of Minority Affairs ,many years ago ,for a Scheme to help the
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