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While for the Kurds, Nowruz stands as a symbol of resistance, for Persians, it is purely a cultural festival. In India, the Parsi community celebrates it with fervour.

An Indian government initiative to preserve the minority Parsi community in Mumbai is showing signs of success. To reverse a shrinking birth rate, the project pays couples to have children. Murali Krishnan reports.

The Minority Affairs ministry has devised a scheme to restore' the Parsi population in country, which apparently has been seen to be dwindling because of little interest in marriage among the eligible bachelors.

The Minority Affairs ministry has devised a scheme to 'restore' the Parsi population in country, which apparently has been seen to be dwindling because of little interest in marriage among the eligible bachelors.