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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Write a short note on the reforms among Parsees
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Solution
In reform movement among the Parsees, an association was set up and it started a movement against religious orthodoxy. Modem ideas and changes were introduced to elevate the position of the Parsee women. Education of women, raising the marriageable age of girls, and widow remarriage were some of the major concerns of the reforms.
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