Zoroastrians in India

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Parsis
Iranis
gptkbp:burialPractice exposure in Towers of Silence
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:industry
gptkb:politics
gptkb:science
education
philanthropy
gptkbp:declinedAfter aging population
high rate of out-marriage
low birth rate
gptkbp:decliningPopulation yes
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Parsis
Iranis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zoroastrians in India
gptkbp:language gptkb:Gujarati
English
Avestan (liturgical)
gptkbp:majorityLocatedIn gptkb:Mumbai
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkbp:marriageCustoms navjote ceremony
gptkbp:migratedToIndia 8th-10th century CE
gptkbp:migratory persecution after Muslim conquest of Persia
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Pateti
gptkb:Khordad_Sal
gptkb:Navroz
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Tata_family
gptkb:Godrej_family
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Fali_Sam_Nariman
gptkb:Freddie_Mercury
gptkb:Dadabhai_Naoroji
gptkb:Jamsetji_Tata
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sam_Manekshaw
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Parsi_Panchayat
gptkb:Bombay_Parsi_Punchayet
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Persia_(Iran)
gptkbp:population about 57,000 (2021 census)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Avesta
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:business
gptkb:industry
philanthropy
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Towers of Silence, Mumbai
gptkbp:worshippedIn cathedral
gptkbp:youthInitiation navjote
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irani_(Zoroastrian_immigrants_from_Iran_to_India_in_19th–20th_centuries)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7