We have remained a closed shop for centuries following the prolonged persecution by the Arab conquerors in Iran, as also in India. During the 190-year British rule and 70 years after Independence, we have faced no intrusion or persecution. There’s no reason to be a closed shop by not permitting non-Parsis entry to our fire temples.
The most obnoxious closed shop attitude persists at our Towers of Silence where we segregate the Parsi and non-Parsi assemblage, and deny the non-Parsis a glimpse of the faces of our dead. Are their glances going to obstruct the "onward journey" of our dead?......