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A PARSI PICNIC: A funny take on Parsis and with an ensemble cast of 34 actors.

A PARSI PICNIC: A funny take on Parsis and with an ensemble cast of 34 actors.

Little Zizou, a tale amidst Parsis, about Parsis

Sooni Taraporewala's Little Zizou is a story of Little Xerxes a huge fan of football star Zinedine Zidane and wants his football idol to make a trip to Mumbai, with a little help from his dead mother Little Zizou is a funny take on Parsis and with an ensemble cast of 34 actors, mostly Parsis, shooting the film must have been quite an experience.

SILENCE PLEASE: Garish billboards near Towers of Silence, Parsi community calls it sacrilege.

Money-spinner scandalises Parsis

Garish billboards near Towers of Silence promise to earn lakhs for pachayat, but the community says its sacrilege.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/moneyspinner-scandalises-parsis/43204-3.html

VULTURE CULTURE: About a 100 of the almost extinct scavengers will be brought into Mumbai.

Parsis to import, breed vultures

Parsi Panchayet has decided to import and begin breeding vultures, on which Parsis rely dispose off their dead.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parsis-to-import-breed-vultures/36199-3.html

BIKERS

Mumbai's Parsis do a Dhoom 2

When 1,000 Parsis come together for a bike rally, it was dhoom and dhamaal all the way.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbais-parsis-do-a-dhoom-2/28181-3.html

NUMBER GAME: As per Census, 2001, minorities constitute 17 per cent of the total population in Delhi.

Parsis down to 23 families in Delhi

Only 23 Parsi families are now residing in the Capital while among the minorities, Muslims are the largest chunk.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parsis-down-to-23-families-in-delhi/26023-3.html

DIGNITY FOR DEAD: Parsis want to bury their dead instead of letting them rot in the Towers of Silence.

Bury funeral ritual: Parsi woman

The Towers of Silence, where the Parsi leave their dead to be to be fed upon by vultures, are in the spotlight.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bury-funeral-ritual-parsi-woman/20608-3.html

CELEBRATION TIME: Despite the dwindling number of Parsis, there was excitement in Mumbai on Navroz.

Parsis celebrate Navroz across India

The Parsi community in India is one of those few communities that has managed to maintain its identity.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parsis-celebrate-navroz-across-india/19127-3.html

YES MY LORD: Lord Bilimoria said he would focus on enterprise, trade and the emerging India story. (Photo: AP)

Parsi beer baron in House of Lords

NRI beer baron Karan Faridoon Bilimoria on Monday became the first Parsi member of the House of Lords.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parsi-beer-baron-in-house-of-lords/16500-2.html

RIDERS ON THE STORM: Parsees played football while seated on scooters in ankle-deep slush.

Parsis have a ball in the rain

Parsis in Mumbai organised a football match in heavy rains, where players were seated on scooters.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parsis-have-a-ball-in-the-rain/14475-5.html

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