Nearly one-third of the participants selected for the Zoroastrian Return To Roots (RTR) were Iranian Zoroastrians. The object of the 10-year program is to familiarize the youth abroad with the community in India. With eight of the 28 participants being Iranian Zoroastrians, fraternization among the Iranians and Parsis over a fortnight from December 22, 2023 to January 4, 2024, helped them to better understand each other, mentioned Arzan Wadia, president of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America who also serves as program director and board member of the Zoroastrian RTR.
After a three-year pandemic induced hiatus, the costs incurred......