UNESCO New Delhi, acting as a catalyst, initiated the Parzor Project for the Preservation and Promotion of Parsi Zoroastrian Culture and Heritage in 1999.
The Parzor Project developed into the Parzor Foundation which facilitates social and scientific research with special focus on Parsi culture, working with Institutions and Universities across the globe. Its aim is to create awareness about the miniscule Zoroastrian minority. It covers issues ranging from art, history and manuscript protection to preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the form of songs, language and dialect, theatre, dance and religious practices. It produces books, films and craft material in Parsi embroidery for encouraging knowledge about the community. Parzor organizes and takes part in National and International conferences related to Zoroastrian culture and Indian heritage.
The Parzor Foundation was set up as a Registered Society under the Societies Registration Act XI of 186