At Mumbai this week, the world's tiny but hugely successful Zoroastrian community will confront a demographic crisis which threatens its very existence. The four-day World Zoroastrian Congress, beginning Friday, brings together followers of one of the world's oldest religions, many of whom are descended from Persians who fled to India to escape persecution more than 1,000 years ago. Known as the Parsis, this group went on to become one of India's wealthiest ...Thursday, 26 December 2013
At Mumbai Gathering, Parsis Confront Threat to Existence
At Mumbai this week, the world's tiny but hugely successful Zoroastrian community will confront a demographic crisis which threatens its very existence. The four-day World Zoroastrian Congress, beginning Friday, brings together followers of one of the world's oldest religions, many of whom are descended from Persians who fled to India to escape persecution more than 1,000 years ago. Known as the Parsis, this group went on to become one of India's wealthiest ...
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