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The Parsis in India: Small in Number, but Strikingly Significant Coomi Kapoor
The Parsi community has made some of the greatest contributions to the country’s growth since the eighth century, when the early settlers came to India from Persia and made it their home. Dwindling numbers have not taken away from the fact that, as India celebrates its 75th year of Independence, the contributions of several leading Parsis have helped shape the nation.