Your Editorial Viewpoint ("Resilience, not regret,” Parsiana, December 7-20, 2024) is yet another wake-up call about the decline of the community!
Up to around the 17th century, the followers of Zarathushtra in India were Zarathushtis, often referred to as Parsis. But sometime in the 17th or 18th century the emphasis began to change. The community moved to being Parsi first and preferred to be known as Parsis rather than be recognized as Zarathushtis, e.g. temples were named Parsi agiary, not Zoroastrian agiary.
And so began the decline.
The Parsis being well-established in trade, banking, industry law, medicine and education had the opportunity to......