Readers of Parsiana have often asked what alternate use the Doongerwadi estate can be put to. I suggest that the entire area, including the civil structures as they exist, be converted into a Global Center for Zoroastrian and Parsi Research and Studies. The Towers of Silence will then be preserved as "towers of expression on tolerance and thoughtfulness” for which the actual structures of today can serve as backdrops for theater and drama of a new NCPA — the National Center for Parsi Arts!
The forested lands should remain relatively untouched so that they serve as a center for bio-diversity with every......