In this book the author takes the reader through a detailed analysis of the court cases and seeks to reveal through transcripts the true picture of the community. She unveils the history of an ancient Persian trading community, the ‘Persees’ or ‘Persians’, familiar with the sea route to India from before 500 BCE, living as a tribe among the Hindus, and narrates how they rediscovered their religion and their ancient connection with Persia. The author depicts the dichotomy of the community in the 20th century, between the orthodox and the reformist groups and explains the anomaly of how the…mehr
In this book the author takes the reader through a detailed analysis of the court cases and seeks to reveal through transcripts the true picture of the community. She unveils the history of an ancient Persian trading community, the ‘Persees’ or ‘Persians’, familiar with the sea route to India from before 500 BCE, living as a tribe among the Hindus, and narrates how they rediscovered their religion and their ancient connection with Persia. The author depicts the dichotomy of the community in the 20th century, between the orthodox and the reformist groups and explains the anomaly of how the reformists who followed the original Mazdayasna or Parsi religion, constituted the real orthodoxy. It was a reform movement led by the high priests of the community and the most influential members of society, for a return to the pristine purity of the original Zoroastrian Religion. This book documents, through letters, articles in the newspapers, and transcripts from court cases, the views of those brave men, Dadabhoy Navroji, Ratan D. Tata, Ratan J. Tata, Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sir Jehangir Cawasjee Jehangir, Rustumji Byramji Jeejeebhoy, Homi J. Bhabha, K.R. Cama, and many others who had the courage to stand up and fight for what they believed in, that Parsi and Zoroastrian meant the same thing.
Prochy Mehta is a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, school leader and topper, and a highly successful sportsperson. She represented West Bengal in hockey and basketball, and India in Masters Athletics. She has won 71 medals at international athletic meets including 52 gold medals. A recipient of the Ladies Study Group Award for contribution to the field of sport and the Federation of Parsi Anjuman of India Award for Sports, Mehta is also the president of the Athletic Coaches Association of Bengal. She is the first female president of the Calcutta Parsee Club.
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Foreword Preface 1) Who is a Parsi? 2) The Ancient History of the Religion 3) How do you Identify a Parsi? 4) The Beginning of the Rivayats 5) The Origin of the Parsis 6) Parsis in the Mughal Court 7) The Bombay Parsi Riots of 1832 8) Self Government through Parsi Panchayat 9) The Mazgaon Dock Navjotes 10) The Making of Parsi Personal Law I 11) The Love Story of Ratan and Susaune 12) The Two Leading Cases Involving Parsis 13) The Making of Parsi Personal Law II i The Petit vs Jeejeebhoy Case ii Replies to letters from Anjuman Atash Behram iii The Obiter Dictum of Justice iv The Orthodox Justice Dinshaw Davar 14) Prostitution and Male Legal Privileges 15) The Making of Parsi Personal Law III i The Saklat vs Bella Case Revisited ii Hormusji Bhabha’s Cross Examination in Saklat vs Bella iii The Hue and Cry Over Parsi Boon 16) Iranian Association’s Letter to the Parsi Panchayat on the Rangoon Navjote 17) The Parsi Bhikari Fund and the DNA of the Parsis of India and Iran 18) The Mehta Vanshavali (Family Tree) 19) See you in Court!: Are Parsis Litigious by Nature? 20) The Adoption in the Parsi Community 21) Sir Henry Maine and the Special Marriage Act of 1872 22) Dadabhoy Nowroji on the Parsi Religion 23) The Iran League Quarterly 24) The Irani vs Irani 25) Is Zoroastrianism a Monotheistic Religion? 26) Parsis Try to Trace their Roots to Persia 27) Child Marriage in the Parsi Community 28) Ancient Custom Favours Acceptance 29) Parsi Reformer's Letter Protesting the Outcasting of Prostitutes 30) Dastur Dhalla on the Social Problems Faced by the Parsi Community in 1942 31) The High Priests of the Community as Pictured in Les Parsis. 32) Who Am I? APPENDIX a) Saklat vs Bella Judgement dated 1918 (Chief Court of Lower Burma) Justice C Young b) Saklat vs Bella Judgement dated 1920 (Chief Court of Lower Burma) Justice McGregor c) Final Appeal Made in Saklat vs Bella. d) Opinion of the Privy Council in October 1925, delivered by Lord Phillimore in Saklat Vs Bella e) Translation of the Rivayats from Saklat vs Bella f) Letter from Prominent Members of Society Supporting Ratan Tata. 1904 g) New Bandobast by Parsi Panchayat h) Letter of Protest from Iranian Association to Parsi Panchayat i) Letter from Anjuman Atash Behram to Foreign Savants 1904 j) Petition of N N Burjorji and Others to be added in as defendants in Saklat vs Bella and Judgement by Justice C Young, 1918 k) Irani Vs Irani Judgement of Mody J, 1960 in High Court of Bombay l) Petit Vs Jeejeebhoy 1908: Link to the Judgement of the Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay m) Kesharji Dhanjibhai Vs Kaikhusru Kolhabhai Judgement, January 18, 1929: Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay (Re-Adoption) n) Parzor Foundation Appeal for Funds for Co-religionists in Iran in 2020 o) Article in Illustrated Weekly on Iranis References Acknowledgement Index
Foreword Preface 1) Who is a Parsi? 2) The Ancient History of the Religion 3) How do you Identify a Parsi? 4) The Beginning of the Rivayats 5) The Origin of the Parsis 6) Parsis in the Mughal Court 7) The Bombay Parsi Riots of 1832 8) Self Government through Parsi Panchayat 9) The Mazgaon Dock Navjotes 10) The Making of Parsi Personal Law I 11) The Love Story of Ratan and Susaune 12) The Two Leading Cases Involving Parsis 13) The Making of Parsi Personal Law II i The Petit vs Jeejeebhoy Case ii Replies to letters from Anjuman Atash Behram iii The Obiter Dictum of Justice iv The Orthodox Justice Dinshaw Davar 14) Prostitution and Male Legal Privileges 15) The Making of Parsi Personal Law III i The Saklat vs Bella Case Revisited ii Hormusji Bhabha’s Cross Examination in Saklat vs Bella iii The Hue and Cry Over Parsi Boon 16) Iranian Association’s Letter to the Parsi Panchayat on the Rangoon Navjote 17) The Parsi Bhikari Fund and the DNA of the Parsis of India and Iran 18) The Mehta Vanshavali (Family Tree) 19) See you in Court!: Are Parsis Litigious by Nature? 20) The Adoption in the Parsi Community 21) Sir Henry Maine and the Special Marriage Act of 1872 22) Dadabhoy Nowroji on the Parsi Religion 23) The Iran League Quarterly 24) The Irani vs Irani 25) Is Zoroastrianism a Monotheistic Religion? 26) Parsis Try to Trace their Roots to Persia 27) Child Marriage in the Parsi Community 28) Ancient Custom Favours Acceptance 29) Parsi Reformer's Letter Protesting the Outcasting of Prostitutes 30) Dastur Dhalla on the Social Problems Faced by the Parsi Community in 1942 31) The High Priests of the Community as Pictured in Les Parsis. 32) Who Am I? APPENDIX a) Saklat vs Bella Judgement dated 1918 (Chief Court of Lower Burma) Justice C Young b) Saklat vs Bella Judgement dated 1920 (Chief Court of Lower Burma) Justice McGregor c) Final Appeal Made in Saklat vs Bella. d) Opinion of the Privy Council in October 1925, delivered by Lord Phillimore in Saklat Vs Bella e) Translation of the Rivayats from Saklat vs Bella f) Letter from Prominent Members of Society Supporting Ratan Tata. 1904 g) New Bandobast by Parsi Panchayat h) Letter of Protest from Iranian Association to Parsi Panchayat i) Letter from Anjuman Atash Behram to Foreign Savants 1904 j) Petition of N N Burjorji and Others to be added in as defendants in Saklat vs Bella and Judgement by Justice C Young, 1918 k) Irani Vs Irani Judgement of Mody J, 1960 in High Court of Bombay l) Petit Vs Jeejeebhoy 1908: Link to the Judgement of the Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay m) Kesharji Dhanjibhai Vs Kaikhusru Kolhabhai Judgement, January 18, 1929: Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay (Re-Adoption) n) Parzor Foundation Appeal for Funds for Co-religionists in Iran in 2020 o) Article in Illustrated Weekly on Iranis References Acknowledgement Index
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