City Landmark – Delhi’s Only Parsi Cemetery, Near Prithviraj Road Landmarks by The Delhi Walla - January 16, 20182 You will always remain in our hearts. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Walking through any cemetery is bound to stir feelings. And perhaps even more so in this secluded graveyard in central Delhi that belongs to the rapidly dwindling Parsi community, descendants of a religiously persecuted people who sought refuge in India more than 1,000 years ago. Parsis adhere to the ancient Zoroastrian faith, with its own special tenets. Yet although Parsis traditionally opt for last rites in Tower of Silence, quite a few of them — as The Delhi Walla can see — opt to be buried. In any case, Delhi has no such tower, though it does have a Fire Temple near ITO crossing, the only one in North India. This Parsi