Mumbai Scholar Leads Trips for Zoroastrians to "Rediscover Their Roots"

July 19, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4675343.stm

On July 19, 2005 BBC News reported, "Khojeste Mistree of Mumbai (Bombay) is a known Zoroastrian scholar and historian. He is a self-proclaimed conservative member of India's tiny Zoroastrian Iranian or Parsi community, trying to uphold the rites and traditions of the pre-Islamic religion of Iran. A few years ago, he began taking young and old Parsis to Iran to rediscover their religious roots. He says: 'These pilgrimages are a wonderful way to teach people something about their roots and religion.' He wants the Parsis to feel 'proud to be Zoroastrian.'"