PATEL, Rutton Communities of Singapore (Part 2), Accession Number 000302


  • Oral History Centre
    Source
  • 6
    Total Reels
  • Daniel Chew (Dr)
    Interviewer
  • 02:41:55
    Total Running Time
  • English
    Language


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Metadata

  • 25 Jul 1983
    Recording Date
  • 00:27:52
    Running Time
  • MP3
    Format
  • Open Access
    Conditions Governing Access

Synopsis

Personal and family background. How Parsis came to settle and establish themselves in India. Role of Parsis in government of India during colonial time. Problems Parsis faced in changing circumstances:- industrialisation and nationalisation. Basic teachings of Zoroastrianism. Characteristics of Zoroastrian religion:- burial ceremony, fire temple, Parsi calendar, Narjote ceremony.

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