Везде
INDIA. ZOROASTRIANS AS A DISAPPEARING COMMUNITY
Table of contents
Annotation Estimate Publication content
References Comments
Share
QR
Metrics
INDIA. ZOROASTRIANS AS A DISAPPEARING COMMUNITY
Annotation
PII
S0321-50750000617-4-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Mastura Kalandarova 
Edition
Issue 7
Pages
67-73
Abstract
Indian census data (2001) records 69,601 Parsis in India, with a concentration in and around the city of Mumbai (previously known as Bombay). There are about 100,000 Parsis worldwide their number is steadily declining (approximately 9% per decade). According to the National Commission for Minorities, there are a “variety of causes that are responsible for this steady decline, the most significant of which are childlessness, a reluctance to accept converts, and migration. This demographic trends means that by the year2020 the Parsis will number only 23,000 (less than 0,0002% of the present total population of India). In this case the Parsis will cease to be called a community and will be labeled a “tribe”.
Keywords
Parsis, Zoroastrianism, Panchayat, Mumbai/ Bombay
Date of publication
01.07.2012
Number of purchasers
1
Views
1247
Readers community rating
0.0 (0 votes)
Cite   Download pdf Download JATS

References



Additional sources and materials

1. http://www.unescoparzor.com/project/demographics.htm "UNESCO ASSISTED PARSI ZOROASTRIAN PROJECT" 
 2. http://www.unescoparzor.com/parsis.ppt "Growth of Parsi Population in India 
 3. Nanavutty P. The Parsis. N.D., 1980, p. 77. 
 4. Mankakar D.R. Homi Modi. Bombay, 1968. 
 5. Ray M.R. The legend of Nani Palkhivala. Mumbai, 2002.

Comments

No posts found

Write a review
Translate