Jaswant
Singh lauds the role played by Parses
Article
from The Hindustan Times
Press Trust of India
Mumbai, October 2, 2003
Parsi community has never been afflicted by the sense of minoritysm and had
remarkably contributed to the every possible sphere of the national life, Union
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Speaking at the function to release a commemorative five-rupee coin on Dadabhai
Naoroji, Singh said the community has excelled in every possible sphere of the
national life.
He recounted the contribution of doyens produced by the Parsi community
including Field Marshall Sam Maneckshaw and Dr Homi Bhabha.
Singh said Naoroji, whose career spanned in the 19th century, had moved ahead of
time and thought about the education of women.
Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal said the Zoarastrian culture had been there
for last 3000 years and would be there for long time to come.
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