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    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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  • 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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    ruled in British India". Herald Magazine. Sheikh, Iman (1 November 2017). "Parsis: The makers of Karachi". Herald Magazine. Kidambi, Prashant (2019). Cricket...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    Buddhists. Included 20 Parsis (Zoroastrians) and 3 Jains. Included 39 Parsis (Zoroastrians), 3 Jains, and 3 Others. Included 13 Parsis (Zoroastrians), 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis Nai Roshni - Scheme for Leadership Development...
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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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    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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  • Where Is Parsifal? is a 1984 British comedy film directed by Henri Helman and starring Tony Curtis, Cassandra Domenica, Erik Estrada, Peter Lawford (in...
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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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  • 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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