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Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil Du Perron
Mehrfar, Dr. Khosro E.
A brief life sketch of a
highly driven, young French Scholar whose personal initiative to learn
about the religion of Zarathushtra from its surviving followers took him
to India against incredible perils to his own life is covered in this
article.
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Dastur Jamasp Valayati
Kermani
Soroushian, Dr. Mehrborzin
A
learned Zartoshty priest from Kerman whose celebrated trip to Surat,
India in late 16th century was instrumental in the transfer
of knowledge that led to understanding Zarathushtra’s Gathas many
years later.
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Manekji Limji Hateria
Soroushian, Dr. Mehrborzin
Reversing the downfall slide
of Zarathushtrianism in its birth land, with all forces bent on its
destruction was a monumental task to be undertaken by this man of
courage and dedication. His life of giving helped resurrect a
community that could have otherwise been lost.
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With Dinshah Irani in New Iran
Masani, Sir Rustom
After the passage of over one thousand years since a group of
Zarathushtis fled to India from Iran to escape forced conversion and
religion persecution at the hands of the invading Arabs, Reza Shah
Pahlavi, the founder of Modern Iran distinguished himself by being the
first king of post-Islamic Iran to encourage the descendents of those
Zartoshty refugees to return to Iran and help in its development. A
delegation of Parsis headed by the legendary Dinshah Irani traveled to
Iran as a direct result of the invitation from Reza Shah. This
informative article reflects on observations from that trip.
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