Parsiana: India's iconic Parsi magazine to shut down after 60 years

Parsiana - a fortnightly journal that chronicles the Parsi community - was started in 1964 by a Parsi doctor.

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The magazine was started in 1964 by Pestonji Warden, a Parsi doctor who also dabbled in the sandalwood trade, to chronicle the community in the city.

Since then, the magazine has grown in subscribers and reach. For many Parsis, it has offered a window into the goings-on in the community, helping members across the world feel connected and seen as their numbers dwindled and dispersed.

After 60 years, Parsiana will shut this October due to dwindling subscribers, lack of funds, and no successor to run it.

The news has saddened not just subscribers but also those who knew of the magazine's legacy.