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Discovering the magic of the faith

An unorthodox solution to trigger a community revival
Berjis Desai

Just the other day, this columnist was stunned to learn that there are only around 37,000 Parsis in Bombay. Our community institutions are increasingly inefficient and crumbling. The so-called leadership is a combination of prickly egos, enlarging prostates and diminishing minds. Most Parsis are utterly indifferent to the fate of the community. This atmosphere of doom and gloom may, perhaps, be dissipated by discovering the magical aspects of our religion. A religious revival may then trigger a socioeconomic and demographic revival. Zoroaster was one of the greatest prophets, his faith is replete with many magical qualities. Most of us find little......



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