Of White Hairs and Cricket

by

Rohinton Mistry

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Parsi

Parsis are religious followers of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster. Parsis in India largely descend from Iranian Zoroastrians who fled religious persecution. Bombay (now Mumbai), India is home to the largest community of Parsis in India. read analysis of Parsi

Kustis

Kustis are part of part of the Zoroastrian—thus, Parsi—sacred dress. The kusti is made of 72 fine, white, wool threads that represent the 72 chapters in the Yasna, the primary Zoroastrian liturgy. The kustiread analysis of Kustis