The typically Parsi cultural symbols of the 17th and 18th centuries such as language (a Parsi variant of Gujarati), arts, crafts, and sartorial habits developed into Parsi theatre, literature, newspapers, …

Dec 15, 2025 · Parsi, member of a group of followers in India of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra). The Parsis, whose name means “Persians,” are descended from Persian Zoroastrians …

A comprehensive look at Parisis: their origin, religion, language, God, culture, way of life and the issues affecting the Parsi community.

Mar 30, 2025 · The Parsi community has its roots back in Iran or the then kingdom of Persia. They are the descendants of the Persian Zoroastrians who immigrated to India in order to avoid religious …

Shared religious spaces in cosmopolitan Bombay. A Parsi with his prayer cap and prayer book prays to the sea while a few feet away Brahmin priests undertake their own Hindu religious ceremony.

Jan 9, 2019 · The term Parsi refers to an individual who belongs to the Zoroastrian society that moved from Persia to India during the 7th century AD to flee persecution from Muslims who had conquered …

Indira Gandhi married a Parsi. The Mumbai-based Bombay Parsee Panchayat (BPP) is one of the most important and influential Parsi political and economic groups in India. It was founded about 480 years …

The confused response of the Parsi priesthood to these early campaigns marked the beginning of an era of re-interpretation of the Avesta, the effects of which soon began to filter back to Iran.

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Parsi, also spelled Parsee, member of a group of followers in India of the Persian prophet Zoroaster. The Parsis, whose name means "Persians", are descended …

Parsi Parsis are Zoroastrians originally from the Iranian region of Pars who came to India, having fled religious persecution in Iran. Owing to centuries of separation, present-day Parsis and Iranian …