Who Is A Parsi? w/ Prochy N Mehta |  

It is high time that Parsi Trust give the females the right to choose their religion after marriage….the men from the community need to come ahead and support it rather than sleep over it

It's just outlandishly amazing how they discussed shortfalls in their religion/community with a cool head.. respectfully and some friendly banter .. either Cyrus maneuvered the interview like a boss or this community is something else..

It must be hard for Cyrus to sit through a serious conversation...😅

Indians discovered how to crystallize sugar during the Gupta dynasty, around 350 AD although literary evidence from Indian treatises such as Arthashastra in the 4th-3rd century BC indicates that refined sugar was already being produced in India.

After 25 yrs in my 40s I bought a 2nd hand duke from a Pune Parsi. Spotlessly maintained indeed. He thought I would be the right person as I would take care of it rather than the raangda Marathi manoos enquiring about it. Being afraid to drop it after not riding for so long , I asked him to drop me home once sold. Bloody hell, he rode it at 90-100 on Pune roads on a Sunday from near East Street to Kothrud, braking suddenly and I held on for dear life. He was pissing off so many people but he not they shouted! I had decided not to stereotype parsis as bit crazy but man...

Prochy, is a Great Parsi Lady......... her fighting spirit is conspicuous. This community should be declared as a Notified Tribe, and should be given special category status. I may dare say that Parliament should reserve two parsi seats, along with gujjawars and barkarwals, and nepalis of Darjeeling.

This was such a lovely episode, we really do not know much about the community. And yes, it is a culture in any Calcutta household, be it of any religion, to encourage the children to read, and i really hope that it continues, definitely will with my daughter

Cyrus wasn’t paying attention 😁 Coming from Karachi, where are lucky to have a Parsi community who’s been there for centuries and played vital role in making of biggest city in Pakistan, I’ve always wanted to understand the Parsi history and religion. Thank you for the episode. Very interesting conversation indeed. Will research more and get the book too.

Beautiful beautiful episode loved Prochy...the song is beautiful!!!! If you find it on any music platform pls reply with the link.... thanks!!!

Prochi has come in full blast mode. No nonsense allowed by Cyrus. She is out speaking Cyrus. Loha lohe ko kaat ta hai

Omg Cyrus, I know this is against your personality and you cant let go off a mike but let the guest speak especially on more serious tooics...

Pls get shenaz treasurywala

I was dating parsi girl and I was so in love but she said we can't continue because of her religion issue and I tried lot but she said no only

Sugarcane was an ancient crop of the Austronesian and Papuan people. It was introduced to Polynesia, Island Melanesia, and Madagascar in prehistoric times via Austronesian sailors. It was also introduced to southern China and India by Austronesian traders around 1200 to 1000 BC. The Persians and Greeks encountered the famous "reeds that produce honey without bees" in India between the sixth and fourth centuries BC. They adopted and then spread sugarcane agriculture.[5] Merchants began to trade in sugar, which was considered a luxurious and expensive spice, from India. There was sugar .

What an informative episode!! Loved Prochy❤ Song at the the end was beautiful ❤

The injustice of this inequality simply infuriates. Interesting historical arguments to attempt to change this stupidity in the Parsi community, who risk their very existence because of it.

Great episode. All thanks to 'Cyrus Says' that there is some awareness about the religion and the culture. I bought the previous book by Coomi Kapoor n now this one.

What a song!! I could see cyrus's eyes turned teary. Parsis are eccentric but lovable community

35:37 Even if Parsis were to accept conversions and children of intermarriages the community would still be dying out because Parsis just don't have children. Parsis have a fertility rate of 0.8 children per woman, below the 2.1 required for a community to grow. Deaths outnumber births EIGHT times! It takes real mental gymnastics to blame the exclusion of converts and interfaith marriages for the decline of Parsis when it's been obvious for almost 100 years now that Parsis are not having enough children to sustain their population.

The singing voice is very pretty although I can't appreciate it in the podcast the voice is beautiful... These kind of books are the need of the hour it's time we saw change for the better but it's a much needed revolution which might anhilate the current way of life and system. But atleast the falsehood of folklore is guffawable...

Parsi means “ people from Paras, local term for Persia” .. just found out.. interesting conversation Cyrus!

This community is fun loving so don't understand y there's insecurity on giving girls their right,,chill parsis will remain mainly c9z of their jovial nature

Not only parsis but there are Jews too in calcutta

Sports is still an integral part in our lives. The Womens Indian Rugby Captain is Vahbiz Bharucha.

JRD's mother was converted,, so that means one can get converted into Parsi faith? we thought you had to be born Parsi? is that not true

A very nice podcast, next time kindly ask more questions about facebook, meta and that mma fight with elon musk.

Cyrus needs new tee shirts.

Dear Cyrus, please please let the guest speak. Damn. 😒

Cyrus during the song is freaking hilarious man just look at him lmao 😂

Is there sugar in Gujarat today 😅😅 Nice one Cyrus

Cyrus says What a nougaty community.. Rugby of a diff kind... cracked me 😅

Song was very emotional.. Cyrus bhai intervening why... Hope great success and reach to the book by prochy ma'am... Great podcast..

Bring tanmay bhat

Any D.P.Y.A alumni here?

Patao the Gujrati Rana.. nice one Cyrus 🫡

We want Mr Nariman on this podcast

Sugar was invented in India around 2000 years back, so it might have been there when Parsis came.

Cyrus pls get malaika also on your podcast😊 missing your mtv shows

PARSEES ARE NOT FROM IRAN BUT EGYPT AND SUDAN WHICH WAS ONCE EXTENSIVELY POPULATED BY ZOROASTRIANS WHOSE TEMPLES WERE WIDESPREAD..........IRANEES ARE FROM IRAN........PARS IS ACTUALLY THE NILE VALLEY AND SUDAN

No religious hierarchy like Hindus. Parsis seem to have picked up from their Indian neighbours 😂😂 16:04

Cyrus plz have a podcast with Cyrus Sahukar & Hozeay.

31.16 We should start using original names of Cyrus and Xerxes . The Persian army was far too powerful.

It's all about the huge wealth trapped in the Parsi trusts. Once the community dies out the remaining Heads of the Parsi Panchayats, and the Dastoors ,the priests will split the spoils.

How did i miss these podcasts...cyrus has been a legend. This day and age sets you back ...in future. Glad i returned

I have just watched the first 30mins of this podcast and I am amazed by the lack of research she has done, I just surfed Internet and I got some evidence which prove that whatever she is saying is not the complete truth. Firstly The first chemically refined sugar appeared on the scene in India about 2,500 years ago. From there, the technique spread east towards China, and west towards Persia and the early Islamic worlds, eventually reaching the Mediterranean in the 13th century. And I think Parsi came after that Also she said there is nothing to trace Parsi back to Iran but in the excavation at sanjan they have found blue pottery which was manufactured in Iraq and Siraf in Iran. Sorry I could not watch the complete because I thought it’s not worth it to watch this half backed research. If the person writing the book was some expert then I would have done the complete analysis

There was no RANA....Cyrus whole world clash after hearing that....😆😆😆.....he gonna dance whole night...mujko Rana ji maaf kerna😄😄

Last bastion of liberal thought - Bengal...lol Cyrus' sarcasm is amazing

No not all religion wants to convert Hinduism for a long time till recent didn't accepted conversions the reason why Sonia Gandhi was not allowed to enter pashupati Nath temple as she was not a born Hindu , same goes for Jagannath temple this whole Arya Samaj and Iscon happened later who said if otye rpeople can convert us wjy can't we and hare Krishna and Krishna consciousness took place , even back in mufhal rule or before when people were captured in wars and they surrenders and submitted they were not accepted back , in rajputs you will find rangers it was name give to rajputs who were captured or surrendered in war theyvwanted to come back to rajpit community but we had eigid system and so they have to follow Islam.

Excellent episode. What a wonderfully rich culture regarding which there is such little knowledge and information. So glad to be able to acquire more information via this medium. Love this channel for providing such excellently eclectic content.

Prochy Mehta mam ur daughter sings so good 👍

34:43 she is taking about 'dubras' I want to know who is 'dubras'?

" I pet dogs for cardio " ,🐶🐶 we get it , change the T for once.

Someone, please educate me what happened to Week that wasn't show. Thanks

Like the confused look on Chris's face .

Humko Ranaji maaf karna, galti maare se ho gayi

My gf loves ur shrug ma'am.

Cyrus is a Parsi.

Sorry I meant Cyrus

I love it this episode 😍💖

Awesome content

Does he let his guest speak without interfering?

hello

Cfbr

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Interesting facts

Please invite U-tuber Dhruv Rathee and author Sobers Rodrigues on your next podcast.

I am one of the very few Indians who had the opportunity to live and work with Iranians in USA. I was under the impression that i was the only Indian who knew about Tehrangeles and Persian food but Abhijit Iyer Mitra proved me wrong. He also knows what Tahdeg and Tahchin along with Shirazi salad. The food that Parsi community eats is very different than what is consumed by Iranians. But there is one commonality between Parsis of India and Iranians from Iran or born in West. They have a extremely or might say enforce a rigid cultural identity on their children. They are absolutely proud about their Iranian culture and make sure that it is ingrained and imbibed in their children. I have not encountered one Iranian in West who does not speak Farsi. Farsi is taught to them irrespective of what country they are growing up in. Marrying non Iranians is also frowned upon even in West and i have known so many of my ABCIs only marry other Iranians to sustain their cultural identity. A lot of my coworkers where Persian-Jews and some where Shia Muslims but extremely liberal and friendly at the same time very close minded in terms of inviting you to a personal or family event. Parsis to a lot extend exhibit the same behavior. I got to know a lot of them coz my father worked at Bombay Dyeing. I was so amazed that Parsis did actually sustain their cultural identity over 1000s of year by not doing intercaste marriage. Look at Boman Irani the nose gives it away. Greeks Iranians and Jews when you see their face esepecially forehead and nose gives it away as in who is who.

Fantastic show- made me question my own Parsipanu and folklores that I have grown up with.

Let them speak cyrus

The host is speaking unparliamentary language 😮

Zorashtrians of India has so many common customs with Hindus .. it is amazing

😠 Extremely RUDE and ignorant HOST. ONE SHOULD NEVER MAKE FUN OUT OF SOMEONES HISTORY. SHAME.!

Parsi - British slang for... parsimonious.

Really enjoyed the talk...Hope the community opens up and increase in numbers.