Who is the richest Parsi in the world?

Here are snapshots of those three Parsi families and two others that have made billions building the backbone of Indian industry.

• #1: Tata.
• Head: Ratan Tata.
• Net worth: $570 Million.
• Established: 1868.
• Industries: Software, steel, autos, hospitality, airlines.

How did Parsis become so rich?

After centuries of rural facelessness, the Parsis flowered under British rule. Their philanthropy came to be as fabled as their fortunes, many made from the opium “trade” with China. Apart from spacious community housing, wealthy families endowed scholarships, hospitals and fire temples.

Why is the Parsi population declining?

Between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, their numbers fell from 69,000 to 57,000. A study by demographer Ava Khullar listed several reasons, including low fertility, or the number of children born to every woman; migration; late marriages and exclusion of kids born to women married to non-Parsis, for the decline.

Why is Parsi population declining?

Should Parsi girls marry outside the community?

The catch, he says, is that only Parsi girls, never the boys, stand to lose if they dare to marry outside the community: a home in a Parsi baug can never be inherited by the daughter; she can never enter an agiary, forget going in with her children; and neither she nor her children can avail benefits of Parsi trust funds.

What rules did the Parsis have to follow?

However, the Parsi community had to abide by three rules: they had to speak the local language, follow local marriage customs, and not carry any weapons. After showing the many similarities between their faith and local beliefs, the early community was granted a plot of land on which to build a fire temple .

Is non-marriage threatening the Parsis?

“Many Parsis are hell bent on believing that their numbers are threatened because people are marrying outside the community or are migrating. They must accept that non-marriage is contributing to our decline, too.” He puts it down to the lack of social platforms where young Parsis could meet each other.

What is the origin of the name Parsis?

Herodotus and Xenophon, the two great historians who lived in the third and fourth centuries BC referred to Iranians as Parsis. In ancient Persia, Zoroaster taught that good ( Ohrmazd) and evil ( Angra Mainyu) were opposite forces and the battle between them is more or less evenly matched.