The Sikhs and the Parsees are ethno-caste minorities of India. They are also widely represented in the Indian diaspora. They have many similarities due to their minority status though differences between them are also significant. The Sikhs are quite numerous in India and in the diaspora. The Sikhs number over 26 million of whom two million reside in the diaspora. The Parsees are less numerous. Their number is estimated to be 57 thousand in India, and their number in diaspora is more than five thousand of whom 3,000 live in Canada. The Sikhs have their sacred places in India, and, technically, they are recognized as Hindus by Hindu cultural nationalists. The Parsees are descendent of ancient settlers from Iran but at present time, they are minorities, both in Iran and India. In India, both Sikhs and Parsees are recognized minorities. Both Sikhs and Parsees are well represented in the diaspora. The Sikhs retain their positions in their homeland of Punjab. The Parsees are dying out as the minority in their native Gujarat and Maharashtra (former Bombay Province of British India) but present in the Indian diaspora. Both groups are acceptable as the minorities in present-day Hindu India.