Traditionalists believe that if a Parsi corpse is disposed of by any method other than dakhmenashini the soul will be tortured, tormented and made to linger endlessly. This means that our fate is decided by the Almighty on the basis of how our material body is disposed of and not on our karma (deeds). Is this what religion teaches us?
In the current scenario we have perforce to bow our heads in fear of the wily coronavirus and are compelled to compromise on our rigid stands. We feel pain for the devout members of the community who succumbed to the coronavirus and have......