Glad even Freddie's not around anymore he still garners awards & recognition which the " the great man" really deserves He had contributed so much & gave his all to the music industry My one & only music Icon The Legend...Freddie Mercury💗💗💗
Bombay or gujarati? his parents were both from the city of Bombay/mumbai as were their parents..his family line were in India for generations but we don't have much information on his family Freddie wasn't 'from' Bombay as he was born in zanzibar africa and was brought up there until he was nearly 8 then sent to panchgani boarding school in india their ethnicity was parsi
'Blood' he was probably prodominatly persian as in his family only married other parsis But his family hasn't discussed that in any depth Nationality he was born bri Indian which changed to just Indian His ethnicity was parsi His parents were Indian parsi They were born and brought up in India as were their parents.. Freddie was born in zanzibar,went to India for education from the age of 8 to 16,then returned to zanzibar for 1 year His family stayed in zanzibar He spent his adult life in Britain Edit When he came to Britain he put citizenship as zanzibar
Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury was as much Indian as India's JRD Tata, Zubin Mehta, Field Marshall Sam Maneckshaw, Brigadier Farokh Bulsara (the Indian Commando paratrooper leader who helped Maldives in 1988), Indian Param Veer Chakra awardee Lt. Col. Ardeshir Tarapore, India's Air Chief Marshal Fali Major, Cyrus Mistry, Ratan Tata, Adi Godrej etc etc etc
He was an indian. Race is race. Ancestry is ancestry. If you judge Indians by ancestry and religion. Then 1 billion are from iran ancestry. So dont calk him an Iranian or Persian. Its just a race like a Persian cat.
technically Indian isn't catagorised as 'race' not as far as information on a census (persia/Iran is middle east,technically in asia but catargorised seperatly,as on census are classed as white,another confusing aspect to freddie as an adult you wouldn't say he had dark skin most identified him as white,but until his late teens he had dark skin and wouldn't pass as a white kid with a sun tan! but he is racially from the middle east so according to 'catagories' he's white! but as his family were in India for generations he's not 'middle eastern' he's Asian..at the end of the day a group of people decide different things at different times what belongs to what continent...how other people should identify...if they're white or not! had his family not needed to flee he would be middle eastern and white,they fled to India but stil racially persian/middle eastern but classed as asian and 'not white' I prefer to respect how they identified that's parsi and Fredddie identified as british) If you are 'Indian' your 'race' is Asian when they came to Britain they would put their ethnicty as parsi that's how they identified he would have been racially persian/ME as parsi only married other parsi so family line only directly from persia not persia + the law changed in 1908 but most people in the parsi community still dont agree with converting anyone or marrying non parsi in india there is a law defining parsi unfortunatly there arent many parsi in India anymore ethnicty parsi persians who fled to india of zorioastrian faith culturally influenced by persian and Indian culture but in Freddies case he was as influenced by british culture before he came to Britain and was very much inflenced by and apart of British culture when he came here well obviously! not really he was born and brought up in Africa until he was nearly 8 then sent to an India boarding school on his registration for Britain he put his citizenship as zanzibar not India he lived in Africa the same amount of time as he did in india but wouldn't identify as African even if he did become a citizen he might say he was from Africa they didnt speak the language,wasnt influenced as in incorporated the culture into their lives...they lived there as it benefited them but didn't see it as home he wasn't born in india and only went there because of school but his ethnicty is Parsi which is how he was influenced culturally regardless of where he was born or lived persian/indian/zorioastrian faith his parents were both born in the city of Bombay/Mumbay as were their parents.. we dont know more than that about his direct family but his family line were in India for generations
so much rowing over Freddies identity it's not just one thing that identifies someone and people hardly ever only identify as one thing 1 firstly he was British because he was British his entire adult life and identified as British it wasn't just that he was British because he had to live somewhere but he saw britian as his home and British culture was very much part of his life,he was very much intergrated into British culture/lifestyle he wasn't born in britain his family weren't British so obviously he is British + but technically he was born a British subject No one as Brian demostrated here! Pronounces his name correctly He renamed himself Freddie when he was in school in India 2 regardless of where he or his family lived at any point their 'ethnicity' was parsi their ethnicity was important to them , very much part of their identity and culture,so it's wrong to dismiss that and only label him as british or Indian 3 Freddie was British Parsi from Zanzibar that's where he was born and grew up until he was nearly 8, he then went to India for education until he was 16,returned to Zanzibar for a year then they had to flee to Britain when he was 17 he went to British style schols,a lot of his teachers were British,he was taught in English and taught rp to speak with no accent he was very influenced by western music when he came to Britain he put his name as Frederick Farrokh Bulsara,citizenship zanzibar,not india on his birth certificate his nationality was Bri Indian the same as his parents as they were not citizens of zanzibar India gained their independance the following year,we dont know what or when they then did about citizenship but Freddie was citizen of zanzibar when he came to Britain zanzibar was a British protectarate until 63 they left early 64 due to a revolt 4 despite moving to zanzibar his parents would still identify as being Indian parsi 5 Parsi lot of arguing over this term 'not of persian blood they had been in India for generations' 'persians would have mixed with Indians' definition of parsi zorioastrians who are decendants of zorioastrian persians who fled to India ONLY identify as parsi ONLY considered Parsi by the community or law IF both you're parents are direct decendants of the zorioastrians who fled persia to India you are also of the zorioastrian faith if you do not meet that criteria you are NOT parsi! there are very few 'parsi' in india anymore few are getting married or having children or only having one child the govermenet are worried they will come to an end people who are parsi have seperate marriage laws and so on 1908 following a court case the judge amended the definition to include that children of a parsi man marrying a non parsi woman would still be classed as parsi so long as they went through Navjote which normally happens around the age of 7 a parsi woman marrying a non parsi man,their children would not be classed as parsi this rule does not effect his family,his father was born in 1908 he was parsi,his mother was also parsi yes some people who are parsi have married non parsi 'in general' the community do not agree with parsi marrying non parsi or converting people as it was part of their agreement when they went to India not to convert anyone zorioastrians in other parts of the world dont have an issue with conversion its only the parsi community it's a shame that more of a compromise wasn't made and they concentrated on keeping the religion alive rather than having to keep true to the original definition of 'parsi' in it's truest sense I'm not saying that no parsi have married non parsi.... parsi are all direct desendants of zorioastrian persians who fled to India possibly 8th and 10th century there are only estimates and no definate records it's beleived there were two large seperate groups that went to india they had to agree not to convert,there are parsi communities but in many regards compromises were made to intergrate into Indian culture,they couldn't simply be a community that have 'moved to' India 'parsi' even though it translates to persian Parsi is the 'definition' of this group in India if you google parsi or parsee it will give you this definition not simply 'persian' their family line were all parsi and of the zorioastrian faith ethnicty,cultral influences were persian/indian their religion is persian so a lot of their culture and influence come from that they celebrate new year 'navroz' march 21st persian for new day and so on (Article that its August 16th in India, his sister said they celebrate march) As well as Indian culture
Scorpyaforever, get real!!! Freddie was Indian as stated in this ceremony witnessed by his Mum, Sister and Brian May. Ha! You are probably Iranian, wishing Freddie was one your people!! Hahaha, he wasn't. Freddie was an Indian Parsi, just accept it and move on, maybe one day you will have someone famous in the West, but for now, just be proud that Freddie was a British Indian Parsi who like many friends of mine were British Indians born in East Africa.
Theres a law in India defining parsi Which was amended in 1908 A parsi man can have children with a non parsi woman and their children will be considered parsi as long as they go through navjote normally around the age of 7 But children of a parsi woman marrying a non parsi wouldnt be considered parsi Both of his parents were parsi as was everyone in their family line Persians who fled to India of the zorioastrian faith His parents nationality was bri indian ethnicity parsi So was Freddie automatically as they weren't citizens of zanzibar where Freddie was born No idea what they chose to do after indian independence the following year When he came to Britain he put his citizenship as zanzibar not India Their ethnicity was parsi Persian indian zorioastrian Freddie probably identified as British parsi Not just because he became a citizen but he was as cultrally influenced by Britain as anywhere else As very much part of British culture
Scorpyaforever, get real. Freddie was Indian as stated in this ceremony witnessed by his Mum, Sister and Brian May. Ha! You are probably Iraniiam, wishing Freddiecwas one your people, hahaha, he wasn't. Freddiecwas an Indian Parsi, just accept it and move on, maybe one day you will have someone famous in the West, but for now, just be proud that Freddie was a Brotish Indian Parsi who like many friends if mine were British Asians born in East Africa.
Freddie parent's were persi from India, but Freddie was born in Zanzibar!!! He was not an indian person, he just went to school in India....Zanzibar at that time, when Freddie was born, was a british colony.
Have you seen his birth certificate?? It says race - parsi , nationality- bi indian. Because his mum dad are full indian. Bi Indian- are those indians who born outside India but in British community. So he was not full British since birth. That's why birth certificate says bi indian. But he become later british when he settled in London. But that not change his indian blood. Isn't it? Also His heritage/ancestry came from India. So yea.. He deserves that award.
@@ispeakthetruth2706 that's not quite right his parents were 'Bri Indian' as everyone else was in India at that time because they were under British rule they had british Indian passports which had to be handed in the following year as they gained their independance Freddie was born in Zanzibar Africa but his nationality was 'Bri Indian' the same as his parents because they weren't citizens of Africa/zanzibar so he wasn't given African nationalism (further complication is that he was born in zanzibar which was a British protectarate until 63 they had to flee in 64) we don't know what his parents chose to do after Indian Independance when Freddie came to Britain he put citizenship as zanzibar not india on his birth certificate it says ethnity parsi not 'race' in India parsi has a legal definition which was changed in 1908 to included parsi men marrying non parsi women that their children would be classed as parsi so long as they went through Navjovi which is usually around the age of 7 both his parents were parsi racially/family/blood line however you want to say it were persian not persian + persians who fled to India centuries ago of the zorioastrian faith culturally influenced by persian and Indian culture and their religion in freddies case he was as influenced by british culture and was very much apart of British culture in britain as in not just a parsi who lived in britain if that makes sense racially he is persian,if they didn't have to flee he would be classed as white middle eastern not Asian even though it's technically or at least 98% ! in asia he is stilll racially persian but is not classed as persian but parsi and as that he is classed as non white asian! it's confusing! and a group of people decide different things how people should identify over time! (as a teen you wouldn't think he was a white kid with a tan! but as an adult most people would assume he was white or maybe middle eastern rather than assumption of probably indian if you're just going on looks,if I was told that's where he was from I would accept that,if told his parents were Indian rather than persian i would accept that,I know they are nationally and apart of their ethnicty I just mean assumptions on looks) his parents were Indian by nationality and Indian culture was very much apart of their influence/life so it's straight forward to say they were Indian as were their family for generations but it annoys me when people only label them as Indian especilly Freddie as he wasn't born and brought up in india their ethnicity is very much apart of who they are and incorparetes persian/indian and zorioastrian because their family line have been in India for centuries they are Asian but it's not exactly straight forward!
30 years on people are still rowing if he's Indian or not! Could people at least agree what his name was! Farrokh Bulsara Brian 'Farr'oo'k'h That's how its pronounced in the film Untold stories 4.20 his mother pronounces it Farro(k)h No 'oo' no hard k I dont know why he chose Freddie,but it must have been irritating when everyone said your name wrong Ive listened to her say it a few times but not sure if she's saying the k but its not harsh 'ock' as many pronounce it Definitely no 'oo' Edit No wonder he changed his name to Freddie at school before coming to Britain On his British registration form he put his name as Frederick Farrokh Bulsara He introduced himself as Fred In the documentary his name is pronounced 3 different ways! edit Brian confuses the issue here he is implying he was known generally as Farrokh Bulsara then changed his name to Freddie mercury/known as and he doesn't explain when he was known as and introduced himself as Fred/freddie in school in India before ever coming toBritain in 64 in 72 after writting a song which included mother Mercury he decided to change his name/stage name/known as Freddie Mercury I'm annoyed the film claims he was rude and uncaring to his mother about using a different name and claimed he changed it legally no one close to him have claimed that and there's no record of him legally changing his name death certificate done by peter Freestone not Mary does not included the name Farrokh I have no idea if this was Freddies wishes or Peters choice maybe he didn't know his name was Farrokh? 'Fredderick Mercury otherwise known as Fredderick Bulsara'
Freddie's ethnicity is Persian. His religion is Zoroastrian. His nationality is Indian. Same thing as a German Catholic American. India is muti-ethnic and multi-religious , like America.
Then why did his mother, sister and brian may accepted it. Its just a race. And not an ethnic background. He belongs to the parsi community of India. If you call him Iranian or Persian. Then 1 billion of India are indo aryans and more than 20 million come from iran ancestry. So dont judge Indians by ancestry or race.
According to his birth certificate his ethnicity is parsi And that is how his parents identified It also has a definition by law in India His nationality was British since he was 17 he died British He was born in Africa but his parents weren't citizens On Freddies birth certificate hes British Indian They gained their independance the following year I cant find clear information But at this point his parents had lived in Africa for a few years with no intention of returning to India My understanding which might be incorrect is you had to re register as an Indian citizen I cant clarify it but articles claim his parents were of no citizenship when they came to britain but this is further complicated by the fact zanzibar was a British Protectarate but they were born in India which was under British rule at that time and Freddie was born in zanzibar I cant make sense of how things were decided but on Freddies registration for British citizenship he put citizen of zanzibar his siter was born in zanzibar but I have no idea what her nationality was on her birth certificate it will depend on what their parents did after independance of India its confusing! as far as nationality is concerned I only refer to him as British as he was his entire adult hood and he identified and was reffered to as British 'of' Indian parsi parents we can see what was on his birth certificate and we know he died British we don't know clearly what he or his parents were inbetween it is simple to refer to his parents as Indian parsi who came to britian its more confusing to identify Freddie we dont have enough information his brother in law was asked why he didn't identify as Indian and he said because he wasn't I only refer to them as (British) parsi as his mother and sister did as regardless of where they were born or where they went to live their ethnicity doesnt change parsi definition incorporates their roots to persia from what I can find they were probably racially persian not persian + and India as his parents and their family line for generations were born in India their cultral influences were persian and Indian ( for Freddie British culture was influencial before he came to britain and he was very much part of British culture) the biggest definition of 'parsi' being that they were of the zorioastrian faith
Wow,you can see the emotion in Brian May,s face and voice.
Glad even Freddie's not around anymore he still garners awards & recognition which the " the great man" really deserves
He had contributed so much & gave his all to the music industry
My one & only music Icon
The Legend...Freddie Mercury💗💗💗
Great Songwriter & Music Legend Freddie Mercury
Really proud he is from my state
Bombay or gujarati?
his parents were both from the city of Bombay/mumbai
as were their parents..his family line were in India for generations but we don't have much information on his family
Freddie wasn't 'from' Bombay as he was born in zanzibar africa and was brought up there until he was nearly 8 then sent to panchgani boarding school in india
their ethnicity was parsi
Freddie is the ultimate music god
Indian by blood, it's just that he spend his life in London
He studied in mumbai
'Blood' he was probably prodominatly persian as in his family only married other parsis
But his family hasn't discussed that in any depth
Nationality he was born bri Indian which changed to just Indian
His ethnicity was parsi
His parents were Indian parsi
They were born and brought up in India as were their parents..
Freddie was born in zanzibar,went to India for education from the age of 8 to 16,then returned to zanzibar for 1 year
His family stayed in zanzibar
He spent his adult life in Britain
Edit
When he came to Britain he put citizenship as zanzibar
My favourite band ever
Tenho descoberto tantas novidades "velhas" sobre Freddie que sinto -o vivo, sempre.
Farrokh Bulsara aka Freddie Mercury was as much Indian as India's JRD Tata, Zubin Mehta, Field Marshall Sam Maneckshaw, Brigadier Farokh Bulsara (the Indian Commando paratrooper leader who helped Maldives in 1988), Indian Param Veer Chakra awardee Lt. Col. Ardeshir Tarapore, India's Air Chief Marshal Fali Major, Cyrus Mistry, Ratan Tata, Adi Godrej etc etc etc
He was an indian. Race is race. Ancestry is ancestry. If you judge Indians by ancestry and religion. Then 1 billion are from iran ancestry. So dont calk him an Iranian or Persian. Its just a race like a Persian cat.
technically Indian isn't catagorised as 'race' not as far as information on a census
(persia/Iran is middle east,technically in asia but catargorised seperatly,as on census are classed as white,another confusing aspect to freddie as an adult you wouldn't say he had dark skin most identified him as white,but until his late teens he had dark skin and wouldn't pass as a white kid with a sun tan! but he is racially from the middle east so according to 'catagories' he's white! but as his family were in India for generations he's not 'middle eastern' he's Asian..at the end of the day a group of people decide different things at different times what belongs to what continent...how other people should identify...if they're white or not! had his family not needed to flee he would be middle eastern and white,they fled to India but stil racially persian/middle eastern but classed as asian and 'not white' I prefer to respect how they identified that's parsi and Fredddie identified as british)
If you are 'Indian' your 'race' is Asian
when they came to Britain they would put their ethnicty as parsi that's how they identified
he would have been racially persian/ME as parsi only married other parsi so family line only directly from persia not persia +
the law changed in 1908 but most people in the parsi community still dont agree with converting anyone or marrying non parsi
in india there is a law defining parsi
unfortunatly there arent many parsi in India anymore
ethnicty parsi
persians who fled to india of zorioastrian faith
culturally influenced by persian and Indian culture but in Freddies case he was as influenced by british culture before he came to Britain and was very much inflenced by and apart of British culture when he came here
well obviously!
not really he was born and brought up in Africa until he was nearly 8 then sent to an India boarding school
on his registration for Britain he put his citizenship as zanzibar not India
he lived in Africa the same amount of time as he did in india but wouldn't identify as African even if he did become a citizen he might say he was from Africa
they didnt speak the language,wasnt influenced as in incorporated the culture into their lives...they lived there as it benefited them but didn't see it as home
he wasn't born in india and only went there because of school
but his ethnicty is Parsi which is how he was influenced culturally regardless of where he was born or lived
persian/indian/zorioastrian faith
his parents were both born in the city of Bombay/Mumbay as were their parents..
we dont know more than that about his direct family
but his family line were in India for generations
so much rowing over Freddies identity
it's not just one thing that identifies someone and people hardly ever only identify as one thing
1 firstly he was British
because he was British his entire adult life
and identified as British
it wasn't just that he was British because he had to live somewhere but he saw britian as his home and British culture was very much part of his life,he was very much intergrated into British culture/lifestyle
he wasn't born in britain his family weren't British so obviously he is British +
but technically he was born a British subject
No one as Brian demostrated here! Pronounces his name correctly
He renamed himself Freddie when he was in school in India
2 regardless of where he or his family lived at any point their 'ethnicity' was parsi
their ethnicity was important to them
, very much part of their identity and culture,so it's wrong to dismiss that and only label him as british or Indian
3 Freddie was British Parsi from Zanzibar
that's where he was born and grew up until he was nearly 8, he then went to India for education until he was 16,returned to Zanzibar for a year then they had to flee to Britain when he was 17
he went to British style schols,a lot of his teachers were British,he was taught in English and taught rp to speak with no accent
he was very influenced by western music
when he came to Britain he put his name as Frederick Farrokh Bulsara,citizenship zanzibar,not india
on his birth certificate his nationality was Bri Indian the same as his parents as they were not citizens of zanzibar
India gained their independance the following year,we dont know what or when they then did about citizenship but Freddie was citizen of zanzibar when he came to Britain
zanzibar was a British protectarate until 63 they left early 64 due to a revolt
4 despite moving to zanzibar his parents would still identify as being Indian parsi
5 Parsi
lot of arguing over this term
'not of persian blood they had been in India for generations'
'persians would have mixed with Indians'
definition of parsi
zorioastrians who are decendants of zorioastrian persians who fled to India
ONLY identify as parsi
ONLY considered Parsi by the community or law
IF both you're parents are direct decendants of the zorioastrians who fled persia to India
you are also of the zorioastrian faith
if you do not meet that criteria you are NOT parsi!
there are very few 'parsi' in india anymore
few are getting married or having children or only having one child
the govermenet are worried they will come to an end
people who are parsi have seperate marriage laws and so on
1908 following a court case the judge amended the definition to include that children of a parsi man marrying a non parsi woman would still be classed as parsi so long as they went through Navjote which normally happens around the age of 7
a parsi woman marrying a non parsi man,their children would not be classed as parsi
this rule does not effect his family,his father was born in 1908 he was parsi,his mother was also parsi
yes some people who are parsi have married non parsi 'in general' the community do not agree with parsi marrying non parsi or converting people as it was part of their agreement when they went to India not to convert anyone
zorioastrians in other parts of the world dont have an issue with conversion its only the parsi community
it's a shame that more of a compromise wasn't made and they concentrated on keeping the religion alive rather than having to keep true to the original definition of 'parsi' in it's truest sense
I'm not saying that no parsi have married non parsi....
parsi are all direct desendants of zorioastrian persians who fled to India possibly 8th and 10th century
there are only estimates and no definate records
it's beleived there were two large seperate groups that went to india
they had to agree not to convert,there are parsi communities
but in many regards compromises were made to intergrate into Indian culture,they couldn't simply be a community that have 'moved to' India
'parsi' even though it translates to persian
Parsi is the 'definition' of this group in India
if you google parsi or parsee it will give you this definition not simply 'persian'
their family line were all parsi and of the zorioastrian faith
ethnicty,cultral influences were persian/indian
their religion is persian so a lot of their culture and influence come from that
they celebrate new year 'navroz' march 21st
persian for new day and so on
(Article that its August 16th in India, his sister said they celebrate march)
As well as Indian culture
Scorpyaforever, get real!!! Freddie was Indian as stated in this ceremony witnessed by his Mum, Sister and Brian May. Ha! You are probably Iranian, wishing Freddie was one your people!! Hahaha, he wasn't. Freddie was an Indian Parsi, just accept it and move on, maybe one day you will have someone famous in the West, but for now, just be proud that Freddie was a British Indian Parsi who like many friends of mine were British Indians born in East Africa.
Freddie Mercury was indeed 100% Asian Indian as were both his mom and dad. He was never Iranian and even his mum said he was a proud Asian man.
Iran is in Asia.
Theres a law in India defining parsi
Which was amended in 1908
A parsi man can have children with a non parsi woman and their children will be considered parsi as long as they go through navjote normally around the age of 7
But children of a parsi woman marrying a non parsi wouldnt be considered parsi
Both of his parents were parsi as was everyone in their family line
Persians who fled to India of the zorioastrian faith
His parents nationality was bri indian ethnicity parsi
So was Freddie automatically as they weren't citizens of zanzibar where Freddie was born
No idea what they chose to do after indian independence the following year
When he came to Britain he put his citizenship as zanzibar not India
Their ethnicity was parsi
Persian indian zorioastrian
Freddie probably identified as British parsi
Not just because he became a citizen but he was as cultrally influenced by Britain as anywhere else
As very much part of British culture
Scorpyaforever, get real. Freddie was Indian as stated in this ceremony witnessed by his Mum, Sister and Brian May. Ha! You are probably Iraniiam, wishing Freddiecwas one your people, hahaha, he wasn't. Freddiecwas an Indian Parsi, just accept it and move on, maybe one day you will have someone famous in the West, but for now, just be proud that Freddie was a Brotish Indian Parsi who like many friends if mine were British Asians born in East Africa.
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Freddie parent's were persi from India, but Freddie was born in Zanzibar!!! He was not an indian person, he just went to school in India....Zanzibar at that time, when Freddie was born, was a british colony.
Was Indian through his parents. British by nationality.
Have you seen his birth certificate??
It says race - parsi , nationality- bi indian.
Because his mum dad are full indian.
Bi Indian- are those indians who born outside India but in British community.
So he was not full British since birth. That's why birth certificate says bi indian.
But he become later british when he settled in London.
But that not change his indian blood. Isn't it?
Also His heritage/ancestry came from India.
So yea..
He deserves that award.
@@ispeakthetruth2706
that's not quite right
his parents were 'Bri Indian' as everyone else was in India at that time because they were under British rule
they had british Indian passports which had to be handed in the following year as they gained their independance
Freddie was born in Zanzibar Africa but his nationality was 'Bri Indian' the same as his parents because they weren't citizens of Africa/zanzibar so he wasn't given African nationalism
(further complication is that he was born in zanzibar which was a British protectarate until 63 they had to flee in 64)
we don't know what his parents chose to do after Indian Independance
when Freddie came to Britain he put citizenship as zanzibar not india
on his birth certificate it says ethnity parsi
not 'race'
in India parsi has a legal definition which was changed in 1908 to included parsi men marrying non parsi women that their children would be classed as parsi so long as they went through Navjovi which is usually around the age of 7
both his parents were parsi
racially/family/blood line however you want to say it were persian not persian +
persians who fled to India centuries ago of the zorioastrian faith
culturally influenced by persian and Indian culture and their religion
in freddies case he was as influenced by british culture and was very much apart of British culture in britain
as in not just a parsi who lived in britain if that makes sense
racially he is persian,if they didn't have to flee he would be classed as white middle eastern not Asian even though it's technically or at least 98% ! in asia
he is stilll racially persian but is not classed as persian but parsi and as that he is classed as non white asian!
it's confusing! and a group of people decide different things how people should identify over time!
(as a teen you wouldn't think he was a white kid with a tan! but as an adult most people would assume he was white or maybe middle eastern rather than assumption of probably indian if you're just going on looks,if I was told that's where he was from I would accept that,if told his parents were Indian rather than persian i would accept that,I know they are nationally and apart of their ethnicty I just mean assumptions on looks)
his parents were Indian by nationality and Indian culture was very much apart of their influence/life so it's straight forward to say they were Indian as were their family for generations
but it annoys me when people only label them as Indian especilly Freddie as he wasn't born and brought up in india
their ethnicity is very much apart of who they are and incorparetes persian/indian and zorioastrian
because their family line have been in India for centuries they are Asian but it's not exactly straight forward!
30 years on people are still rowing if he's Indian or not!
Could people at least agree what his name was!
Farrokh Bulsara
Brian 'Farr'oo'k'h
That's how its pronounced in the film
Untold stories 4.20 his mother pronounces it
Farro(k)h
No 'oo' no hard k
I dont know why he chose Freddie,but it must have been irritating when everyone said your name wrong
Ive listened to her say it a few times but not sure if she's saying the k but its not harsh 'ock' as many pronounce it
Definitely no 'oo'
Edit
No wonder he changed his name to Freddie at school before coming to Britain
On his British registration form he put his name as Frederick Farrokh Bulsara
He introduced himself as Fred
In the documentary his name is pronounced 3 different ways!
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Brian confuses the issue here
he is implying he was known generally as Farrokh Bulsara then changed his name to Freddie mercury/known as and he doesn't explain when
he was known as and introduced himself as Fred/freddie in school in India before ever coming toBritain in 64
in 72 after writting a song which included mother Mercury he decided to change his name/stage name/known as Freddie Mercury
I'm annoyed the film claims he was rude and uncaring to his mother about using a different name and claimed he changed it legally
no one close to him have claimed that and there's no record of him legally changing his name
death certificate done by peter Freestone not Mary does not included the name Farrokh I have no idea if this was Freddies wishes or Peters choice maybe he didn't know his name was Farrokh?
'Fredderick Mercury otherwise known as Fredderick Bulsara'
Freddie's ethnicity is Persian. His religion is Zoroastrian. His nationality is Indian. Same thing as a German Catholic American. India is muti-ethnic and multi-religious , like America.
Then why did his mother, sister and brian may accepted it. Its just a race. And not an ethnic background. He belongs to the parsi community of India. If you call him Iranian or Persian. Then 1 billion of India are indo aryans and more than 20 million come from iran ancestry. So dont judge Indians by ancestry or race.
According to his birth certificate his ethnicity is parsi
And that is how his parents identified
It also has a definition by law in India
His nationality was British since he was 17 he died British
He was born in Africa but his parents weren't citizens
On Freddies birth certificate hes British Indian
They gained their independance the following year
I cant find clear information
But at this point his parents had lived in Africa for a few years with no intention of returning to India
My understanding which might be incorrect is you had to re register as an Indian citizen
I cant clarify it but articles claim his parents were of no citizenship when they came to britain
but this is further complicated by the fact zanzibar was a British Protectarate
but they were born in India which was under British rule at that time
and Freddie was born in zanzibar
I cant make sense of how things were decided
but on Freddies registration for British citizenship he put citizen of zanzibar
his siter was born in zanzibar but I have no idea what her nationality was on her birth certificate it will depend on what their parents did after independance of India
its confusing!
as far as nationality is concerned I only refer to him as British as he was his entire adult hood and he identified and was reffered to as British
'of' Indian parsi parents
we can see what was on his birth certificate and we know he died British we don't know clearly what he or his parents were inbetween
it is simple to refer to his parents as Indian parsi who came to britian
its more confusing to identify Freddie we dont have enough information
his brother in law was asked why he didn't identify as Indian and he said because he wasn't
I only refer to them as (British) parsi as his mother and sister did
as regardless of where they were born or where they went to live
their ethnicity doesnt change
parsi definition incorporates their roots to persia
from what I can find they were probably racially persian not persian +
and India as his parents and their family line for generations were born in India
their cultral influences were persian and Indian
( for Freddie British culture was influencial before he came to britain and he was very much part of British culture)
the biggest definition of 'parsi' being that they were of the zorioastrian faith