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Author: Raman Mahadevan

Publisher: Penguin/Business

Price: Rs 599/-

Tracing the rise and decline of the Nattukottai Chettiars South India's legendary financiers and community builders, says KUMAR CHELLAPPAN

Humata, Hukta and Huvarsta (good thoughts, good words and good deeds) are the hallmarks of Zoroastrians, known more as Parsis. Both Jews and Parsis came to India seeking asylum to escape from the persecution carried out against them by the Islamists.

The then rulers of Gujarat and Kerala did not think twice before allowing them places to settle down in their respective domains. The Parsis and Jews did not let their hosts down - they grew up in India without hurting the sentiments of...