1. EachPod
EachPod

Saving India's Parsis

Author
BBC Radio 4
Published
Thu 24 Dec 2015
Episode Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s9rzh

India's Parsis are one of the subcontinent's most successful communities. But their future looks precarious because their numbers have fallen dramatically. Some Parsis believe the answer could be to accept converts, and re-write the rules on who's deemed a Parsi. Others are resistant to change. Now the Indian government has stepped in to fund fertility treatment for couples who dream of parenthood. For Crossing Continents, Linda Pressly travels to Mumbai to meet them.

Share to: