The Good Parsi

The Good Parsi
Author: Tanya M. Luhrmann
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674356764


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During the Raj, one group stands out as having prospered because of British rule: the Parsis. The Zoroastrian people adopted the manners, dress, and aspirations of their British colonizers, and were rewarded with high-level financial, mercantile, and bureaucratic posts. Indian independence, however, ushered in their decline.


The Good Parsi
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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