In "We are the parjats” (Readers’ Forum, Parsiana, June 21, 2016) Kersee Kabraji advises us to call ourselves Indian Zoroastrians, as we were named ‘Parsi’ by others.
There is a general belief that the term ‘Parsi’ was used as an ethnic tribe that came to India from Iran and we were referred to as Parsis only after our arrival in India. Well, that conception is wrong! Even in ancient times the term was used by Iranian kings. King Darius has very clearly written in his Naqsh-e-Rustam inscription, "Framataraam Aadam Darayaavaush... Haxamanishiya, Parsa Parsahya Pucha, Ariya, Ariya Cicha.” Darius proudly describes himself in these......