Despite generous assistance from the
Government of India, the community needs to
do more for its salvation
Farrokh Jijina
They had a mission to survive in difficult times… and they achieved success,” Udvada high priest and member of the National Commission for Minorities Dastur Khurshed Dastoor said about early Zoroastrian migrants to the country. He was addressing the gathering at Sanjan Day on November 16, 2018. The Day, celebrated annually from 1981 onwards, commemorates the landing of the first Zoroastrian migrants to the coastal town.
Referring to the current annual death rate (around 800) that is four times the birth rate (under 200), Dastoor said, "Vakhat kaforo chhè (times are bad).” Estimating that the number of community members will......