Prayers in remembrance of the dead often continue long after an individual has deceased. Sometimes substantial endowments are made in wills instructing the executors to continue with the prayers ad infinitum. In some cases muktad prayers continue for

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I don't think we should comment on what is someone's purely personal desire. There's nothing "right" or "wrong" in that.
- Kersasp Rustam Dadachanji
- 06-Jul-2015

I agree with Mrs.Bhesania
- Roshni Roeinton Shroff
- 19-Mar-2015

I think all prayers should be done for a year and so should<br>the muktad ceremonies as otherwise it is a waste of money . We should say our prayers in our own home and welcome our dearly beloved where they would love to visit. Not in a crowded agiari with no proper prayers done, except to ask us to put sukhad & loban when we go there, saying the prayers have just been recited.<br>
- Mrs Behram Bhesania
- 14-Apr-2014

Should trustees of religious and charitable trusts such as baugs, agiaries, education and medical trusts be appointed for a fixed period or for life?

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No public or private office tenure should be for life otherwise complacency will set in. There should be a fixed time frame for each office; say three to five years at most. The possibility of renewal should be based solely on the perfomance during the tenure of the officeholder. Performance, in turn should be judged by an independent body and based on previously set and clearlt-stated milestones and/or set financial targets and/or set performance standards and/or set ethical standards and/or set professional standards. There should also be a written "code of conduct" for trustees and any departure from the code would trigger immediate expulsion of the offending trustee.
- Pervez J Bamji
- 16-May-2015

Not atall. Like all other Board of Directors and Officers,<br>each term should be for 2 yrs. at the most and then they have to run for election again.
- Mrs Behram Bhesania
- 14-Apr-2014

If one cannot find a Parsi spouse, should one marry a non-Parsi or suitably stay single?

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My son has a very nice non-Parsi wife, and I must admit he is a very lucky man. The ONLY regret I have is that they cannot visit the fire-temple together even on auspicious days in the family or community. She unfortunately had to sit "outside" at my father-in-law's funeral. Sad.
- Kersasp Rustam Dadachanji
- 06-Jul-2015

The question is not only of finding a Parsi/Zoroastrian spouse, but one with matching mental wavelenghts so the marriage can last a life time. Failure to find the right match within the community often leads to outside of the community specially when one is living in a city or an area where the only Parsi/Zoroastrian is oneself. A normal person is attracted to the opposite sex and many a times things happen fast and nothing canbe done.
- Shapour B Badri
- 23-May-2014