By the year 2020, India will have achieved the dubious distinction of being the most populated country on earth with 1200 million people.

Parsis, a very unique, distinct religious minority in India with numbers less than 60,000, a community which is likely to be wiped out in less than a hundred years at its present decent.

The population trend of the Parsis in India mimic that of the western world. A third of the Parsis remain unmarried, a third marry outside the community, a third marry very late in life (30-35 years, coupled with high divorce rates), and a large percentage of them in ages over 50, lead to a sharp decline in population growth. According to the last census (1991), there are 76,342 Parsis in India with current numbers less than 70,000. The largest population (around 56,000) resides in Mumbai. The city registers 300 births and 900 deaths per year for them.

At some point, the Parsis, will cease to be termed a community and will be labelled a 'tribe'. The Bombay Parsi Panchayat with its immense wealth accumulated through the generous donations of the Parsis of yesteryears, hands out meager assistance to financially handicapped, aging or displaced Parsis. To boost census numbers both the Bombay and Poona, Parsi Panchayats offer houses at subsidised prices to newly married Parsis. They have also set up funding for education, organizes social events, and on the story goes.