Naoroji Rustom, the first Parsi to visit England, dons a robe of honor given to him by the British East India Company. He wears it over traditional Parsi dress. The embroidery on a sari is an example ...

MUMBAI, India (RNS) — With steadily declining numbers, some of India’s Zoroastrians are looking to reduce the strain of becoming a priest in order to encourage more young men to devote themselves to ...

The gara is a type of embroidery that is unique to Parsi saris. Traditional hand-embroidered garas are considered heirlooms and Parsi women typically wear them on festive occasions. The saris feature ...

NEW YORK (AP) — SOAS University’s Almut Hintze, a professor of Zoroastrianism, has described the global community as “microscopically small” and worries about the decline of Parsis in India. NEW YORK ...

In an old, neo-gothic building in Fort, an upmarket area in India's financial capital Mumbai, is a run-down office that produces one of country's oldest and most prominent Parsi magazines - Parsiana.

Parsi food, like its people, reflects its 8th century AD journey from Iran to India. There are definite Persian roots and Gujarati, Mumbaiya, West coast influences. Predominantly seafood/meat-based, ...