No More Mehtas? Dwindling Parsis Try to Rebuild Their Numbers

Zoroastrianism, possibly the world’s oldest surviving religion (and the faith that gave us the Mehtas, the Tatas, and Freddie Mercury), is down to 140,000 adherents worldwide. They don’t accept converts or intermarriage. In an attempt to keep from disappearing, the Parsi community in Mumbai has launched a campaign that includes speed dating and fertility clinics.