The rapidly shrinking Parsi population presents a serious demographic and socio-economic challenge, requiring urgent and collective attention from government, policymakers, community institutions and civil society
A documentary by city-based director Shrikaran Beecharaju, Four On Eleven, featuring four of the finest names including Nari Contractor, Polly Umrigar, Farokh Engineer, Rusi Surti in the Indian Test team in 1960s
Hyderabad: The small, but thriving Parsi community of Hyderabad is buzzing with excitement as the Seth Viccaji-Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi Fire Temple at Secunderabad turns 175 on July 31. The members, who are fewer than 1,000 in the city, are gearing up for an intimate but significant gathering to mark the anniversary of the fire […]
The Tower of Silence located in Parsi Gutta, the final resting place of the 1,200-strong Parsi community in Hyderabad, now has a solar concentrator to speed up the decomposition of dead bodies due to the dwindling number of vultures that used to devour the flesh.
