In the nineteenth century Parsis stand at the front of Indian commerce, industry, and public life: Jamsetji Tata founds the Tata enterprises, Dadabhai Naoroji carries Indian representation to the British Parliament, and Parsi philanthropy builds schools, hospitals, and the Bombay skyline.
Tagged: Parsi Zoroastrianism
The Event
- Date
- 19th century (approximate)
- Era
- Parsi India; Standard periodization of Zoroastrian history
- Location
- Bombay; today India
- Traditions
- Zoroastrianism
- Streams
- Parsi
- Key figures
- Jamsetji Tata, Dadabhai Naoroji
Connections
Primary Sources
- The tradition's own record of the event.
Secondary Sources
- Boyce, Mary. Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. London: Routledge, 1979.
- Choksy, Jamsheed K. Conflict and Cooperation: Zoroastrian Subalterns and Muslim Elites in Medieval Iranian Society. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, entries on the Avesta, the Sasanians, and the Parsi calendar disputes.
- Hinnells, John R. The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Rose, Jenny. Zoroastrianism: An Introduction. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011.
Provenance: HIST-1014; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-28.
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