Tag: Parsis

Recurrent deceptions

East Bengalis never realised that Urdu would be the national language of their new homeland and their beloved Bengali would become the language of their backyard. Jinnah had indeed sold them a mad dream that ended up dividing the Indian ummah into three. If only the Qaid had let them be, an undivided India would be today 40 per cent Muslim with the Prime Minister being always a momin. This was the biggest deception.

July 2, 2019

Differentiate between refugees and infiltrators, RSS on Rohingyas

Noting Swami Vivekananda termed India as shelter for all religions, a senior RSS leader on Sunday said that the country had admitted Jews, Parsis etc but given the larger number of Rohingyas trying to enter India made understanding the difference between refugee and infiltrators important. Also terming all castes and communities an integral part of …

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March 19, 2018

Rahul Gandhi greets Parsis on Navroz

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted the Parsi community on the occasion of Navroz or Parsi New Year. “Navroz Mubarak to all our Parsi brothers and sisters. May this new year bring happiness and prosperity for all,” he tweeted. Navroz Mubarak to all our Parsi brothers and sisters. May this new year bring …

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August 17, 2017

Singapore celebrates contributions of Parsis

The spirit of entrepreneurship, philanthropy and cultural contributions of the Parsis in the early days of Singapore has been celebrated with the launch of a book on the community that moved from Persia to India and then to Southeast Asia in 1800s. The Parsis of Singapore: History, Culture, Cuisine tells the story of a small but …

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April 20, 2017