Tag Archives: Parsis

Vulture culture

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, while driving past a sign for Phansad wildlife sanctuary in Raigad district, I remembered reading about vulture restaurants. In an effort to curtail the decline of vultures, the governments of Maharashtra, Punjab and West Bengal set … Continue reading →

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Parsi pin-ups

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I had a good laugh when this arrived in my inbox yesterday. The group that put the calendar together, Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG), is an earnest bunch of young Parsis whose primary objective is to hook eligible … Continue reading →

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Parsis

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

2050: A unique government-funded surrogacy programme generates 500 babies a year. The Parsi population is 90,000, the highest it has been in a century. Illustration: Mansi Choksi | Concept: IC

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