Our forefathers prospered because they scrupulously followed our religious principles
Burjor Antia
As I was born in a priestly family through the day I soaked in our age old traditions. On getting up, we were asked by our parents and elders to do Sakeste-Sakeste-Sehtan Nirang. Kusti prayers and farajiats were obligatory throughout the day, especially after coming out of the bathroom or cloakroom. No dinner was served to us unless we offered Deva-no-Namaskar prayer. Before retiring to bed, we had to pray Sarosh Yast ni Nirang. In the 1950s, almost every Parsi gentleman used to put on a black cap at home and outside and a Parsi lady wearing long sleeved blouses......