“More Parsis marry…”

Your detailed survey "More Parsis marry out, than in” ("The Telling Figures for 2020,” Parsiana, February 21-March 6, 2021) shows a rising trend of interfaith marriages, from 2016 to 2019, with an exceptional rise in 2020. The debate on finding a solution is as old as the hills and demands a concerted effort. Despite this, Zoroastrians (particularly from Calcutta and Bombay) intermarry freely. The Gathas are replete with references to our hoary religion "being for all mankind,” that Zarathushtra was sent as a messiah for all "beyond the frontiers of Iran.” Persian (Zoroastrian) princes married non-Persian princesses, centuries back. Our Aivisuthrem gah......



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