Your writings really touched the raw nerve. We should have more discussions like this to help overcome situations like this. We can draw parallel of this case to people facing similar situations and trying to come out of it. Like women, people from lower castes, Indians in UK etc. Women being articulate match with men in many areas, lowercastes and UK Indians by developing traits of people around them and try to assimilate. So one should try to be similar in dress, manner etc. Parsis succeeded during Moghuls, British and even now. So if there is downfall it is due to shortfall in oneself. Lastly, today Mumbai is in this situation is mainly due to BJP and wrong publicity. We should also have good publicity campaign to change the perception. One example I can give is of gay practices being widely accepted in Europe. I myself grew in building with Muslim neighbours. Then we all loved and shared as true friends but now that spirit is missing. It can be retrieved by change in actions and perceptions.
