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Parsi community a role model for others: Naqvi

Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said hat the Parsi community in India has made "immense contribution" to nation building and is a "role model" for other communities. The minister added that the declining population of Parsi community in India is "a matter of concern". Addressing a gathering of …

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July 29, 2017

Bollywood wishes pour in for Navroz

As the Parsi community across India and around the world celebrates Navroz–the Parsi New Year–that falls after Pateti, a 10-day penance period, Bollywood took to Twitter to wish the Parsi community.  Akshay Kumar, who was recently seen in Rustom as a Parsi character, took to Twitter to wish the community. He wrote: "I’ve always had …

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August 17, 2016