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Zoroastrianism, the world's oldest monotheistic religion, was once followed by millions in ancient Persia, but today claims as few as 124,000 adherents worldwide. Despite fears of impending extinction, Indian Zoroastrians neither allow conversion into the faith nor recognize children of interfaith marriages, according to Ramiyar P. Karanjia, principal of a Zoroastrian religious school in Mumbai. These are some of the reasons why the community of 70,000, the world's largest, is declining by about 10% every decennial census, according to UNESCO...
...over whether to recognize interfaith families, let alone accept non-generational Zoroastrians. Tens of thousands fled Persia during the Islamic incursions in the 10th Century and were granted refuge in India under the condition they did not marry outside their faith or proselytize to the Hindu majority. Ramiyar P. Karanjia, principal of a Zoroastrian religious school in Mumbai, India, insists, "Conversion is not part of our religion." Yet, in India, home to the majority of Zoroastrians, the community is declining by about 10% every decennial census, according to a report released by UNESCO. Today, Zoroastrians remain a tight-knit...
...only seen someone from Dorm Crew come in once," says Byram P. Karanjia '04, who lives in Grays Hall. "There's always weird flecks of brown material on our sink. It's all dusty around the toilet. There's hair all over the bathroom floor...
...were not behind the screen I think a lot of people would not be in the choir," Karanjia says...
...There really isn't a whole lot of time to socialize during the rehearsal," Karanjia says. Inevitably, "a lot of times the Sunday choir doesn't know the Festival choir very well, especially because this year the Festival choir is very large...