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The three-day Iranshah Udvada Utsav at Udvada in Gujarat, which saw a huge congregation of Parsis, concluded on Sunday in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who represented the Centre at the event.
Speaking on the occasion, Jaitley said Parsis could lead India to achieve its economic goal on the international front as they had done in the past. However, the biggest concern, of its declining population, could be resolved by deliberations within the community

The Parsis’ sacred fire, the Iranshah, had an arduous journey before it settled in Udvada. Legend goes that it was

When Parsis organize a `Kumbh Mela’, there are no naga sadhus, only scantily clad Shiamak Davar dancers twirling to Dean

With Telangana setting up a 15-member Zoroastrian jury to aid the settlement of marriage and divorce, the Parsis in the

“Our Trump Card Is Trust” Annual Zoroastrian Meeting Held Right Here In Goa The Contributions of Parsis Far Outweight Their

I am delighted to inform all the members of our community that Neville Z.Bharucha has won the 24th Ennio Porrino

Scores of Parsis from across the country and globe came together and launched the first-ever Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU) in the holy town of Udvada in Valsad on Friday evening by offering prayers at the fire temple of Iranshah Atash Behram

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the country was trying to outpace others to emerge as the fastest growing

Maharashtra’s former advocate-general Darius Khambata stirred up a hornet’s nest at the Iranshah Udvada Utsav on Saturday with his unorthodox

If 3000 people are sitting in this pandal, then 20 more such pandals can accommodate all the Parsis living on Planet Earth right now. That’s how small a community we are.” Thus spake actor Boman Irani, and the 3000 Parsis packed in under the canvas at the Iranshah Udvada Utsav cheered lustily. In his usual witty way, Irani had captured the serious problem facing the Parsi community today: their dwindling numbers. The 2001 Census pegged the number of Parsis in India at 69,104.