A yellow carpet graces the tree-shaded broad road. The copper pods have shed their flowers. The bungalows on both sides of this road are old, not more than three storeys high, and they ooze with character. Elements of Neo Classical and Art Deco architecture styles with rounded corners feature in all these houses. The recurrence of the Zoroastrian symbol of Faravahar— a bearded man standing on a pair of wings with one hand reaching forward— makes it obvious: I am in the Dadar Parsi Colony in Mumbai. Who are the Parsis The Zoroastrians are followers of the ancient Iranian prophet Zoroaster. They worship the deity, Ahura Mazda. The faith is…