Tilting at windmills

The self-styled hierophants, mystagogues, are at it again, tilting at windmills, and residential and industrial estates in Udvada.

The WAPIZ (World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis) advertisement states "converts and neo-Zoroastrians encroach upon Parsi community’s infrastructure for their conversion activities.” WAPIZ seems to be suffering a crisis of identity as their advertisement suggests that they are protecting "Parsis” from "Zoroastrians.”

WAPIZ now wants to protect the fire temple at Udvada and has initiated a signature campaign to prevent land sharks from exploiting the area and to ensure that "no development, construction or industrial activity will take place in an area of two kilometer radius around Pak Iranshah.”

Will WAPIZ clarify whether it will also target for demolition the cluster of apartment blocks, hotels and cottages built and occupied by "Parsis” within a stone’s throw of the Iranshah fire temple?

BARAK AGA

barak.aga@hotmail.com