In an 1861speech in England, Dr Dada-
bhai Naoroji spoke thus of the community: "They (Parsis) took good care of the few religious books they had brought with them, and so to a large extent the head priests preserved the understanding of them as they were taught from father to son, though without any critical knowledge or any right appreciation of the value of each.” He further shared his frustration on the lack of spiritual education and the inability of the priests to be teachers: "Such being the state of knowledge of the religious book by the guides and teachers among......