The Parsis (singular: Parsi /ˈpɑːrsi/) or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended...
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for Parsi girls. This posh colony in south Mumbai is home to an estimated 15,000 or more Parsis, which is by far the largest concentration of Parsis in...
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Parsi theatre is a generic term for an influential theatre tradition, staged by Parsis, and theatre companies largely-owned by the Parsi business community...
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Look up Parsi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Parsis are a Zoroastrian community of South Asia. Parsi or Parsis may also refer to: Parsi, Iran,...
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This is a list of notable Parsis. The Parsis constitute one of the Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent and abroad that originated from the...
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submit to the Parsi leaders an authenticated copy of the resolution, despite the Parsis' insistence on it. There was another riot between Parsis and Muslims...
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ruled in British India". Herald Magazine. Sheikh, Iman (November 1, 2017). "Parsis: The makers of Karachi". Herald Magazine. Kidambi, Prashant (2019). Cricket...
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heritage". Parsi Khabar. May 15, 2019. Hassan, Shiraz (January 11, 2015). "For the lost Parsis of Pindi, a final resting place". DAWN.COM. "The Parsi burial...
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the opening ceremony on 11 January 1895, and he encouraged the wealthier Parsis to allow those poorer to make use of its placements. The fee structure had...
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alternative spelling of Farsi, the Persian language. Parsi, the variety of Gujarati spoken by the Parsis of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India. Prior to 2023...
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Parsi Gymkhana is a gymkhana (social and sporting club) located along Marine Drive in Mumbai. It was built for sports and social activities of Parsis...
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Irani (India) (section Distinction from Parsis)
the then regulatory Parsi Panchayat. Some of the Irani community speaks an ethnolect called Zoroastrian Dari whereas most Parsis typically speak Gujarati...
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India 2014 Bhattacharya, Budhaditya (12 September 2014). "The vanishing Parsis". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 June 2021. "Minority report". "East Side Story"...
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led various missionary campaigns in India against the Parsi community, disparaging the Parsis for their "dualism" and "polytheism" and as having unnecessary...
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was once part of thriving Parsi community in Quetta. It was allocated to Parsis during British Raj. Today, only three or four families are left. Roshan...
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Parsis To Which Is Also Added a Biographical Memoir of the Late Dr. Haug by Professor E. P. Evans. Cambridge Univ Press. ISBN 9781108053730. "Parsi library...
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Parsi Gymkhana may mean: Parsi Gymkhana (Marine Drive): A gymkhana located at Marine Drive in Mumbai Parsi Gymkhana (Dadar): A gymkhana located at Dadar...
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Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2014 F. A. Ráná, Parsi Law: Containing the Law Applicable to Parsis as Regards...
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Yazdi Desai, Rustom Tirandaz, and Noshir Dadrawala. There were about 22,000 Parsis who registered to vote that year, whilst only 13,500 exercised their franchise...
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Jadi Rana (section Jadi Rana in Parsi literature)
November 2018). "Ahmedabad: City's Parsis to commemorate Sanjan Day today". DNA India. "Ahmedabad: City's Parsis to commemorate Sanjan Day today". Hindu...
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Joseph Parsi (fl. late 15th century) was a Jewish mathematician. All that is known of him is that he was the author of an unpublished work entitled Keli...
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Notified area population. Including 27 Parsis (Zoroastrians) Including 3 Parsis (Zoroastrians). Including 2 Parsis (Zoroastrians). During the 1941 census...
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Jesse S. (2001). The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City. BRILL. p. 153. ISBN 9004121145. "Cricket pitch: Parsis aim to recover lost...
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Zoroastrianism in India (section Parsi)
added to the Parsi population and cemented their close association with Iran. According to the 2011 Census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India, and...
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among Parsis, but less so elsewhere, are the typical Parsi eeda (egg) dishes, which include akuri (scrambled eggs with spices) and the pora ("Parsi" omelette)...
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first to be organised by Indians, it was closed a few years later. The Parsis were the first to start the cricket in India because they were in close...
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The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City. BRILL. p. 368. ISBN 978-90-04-12114-0. Pg 188–189 Palsetia, Jesse S. (2001). The Parsis of...
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Gujarati language (redirect from Parsi Gujarati)
Gujarat also speak it, among them the Kutchis (as a literary language), the Parsis (adopted as a mother tongue), and Hindu Sindhi refugees from Pakistan. Gujarati...
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Parsi Dairy Farm is a dairy business in Mumbai that was established in 1916. The dairy produces milk, ghee, pasteurized white butter, lassi, kulfis and...
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Association. Many players of Parsis cricket team played for Mumbai cricket team, India national cricket team. The Parsis competed in the Bombay tournament...
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