Parsiana sources information for the Milestones column from various anjumans, hospitals, individuals, newsletters and publications. While much of the material is sketchy, the Bombay marriages and death lists are quite exhaustive.
Data on marriages within the community in Bombay is culled four times in a year from the office of the Registrar of Marriages at the Bombay High Court and on interfaith unions from the Registrar of Marriages offices at Fort and Khar. There may be an inadvertent repetition of names in the marriage list when a civil marriage precedes a religious ceremony.
The list of the deseased and causes of deaths for those consigned to the Doongerwadi in Bombay is provided by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet with a disclaimer that the information has not been verified or authenticated by them. The Worli Prayer Hall sends Parsiana names of those cremated there.
Parsiana also receives death intimations from the Poona Parsi Panchayat, Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of Secunderabad-Hyderabad, Jhansi Parsi Anjuman, Nagpur Parsi Punchayet, Fram Framji of Karachi and Dr Ardeshir Damania of California.
Data on births in Bombay is made available by the Breach Candy Hospital. Births in other hospitals and private nursing homes are included when an individual sends us information together with a copy of the birth certificate.
If readers have any births/ marriages/deaths they would like published, they are welcome to write to/email us. Some proof to ensure the veracity of the report would be necessary. We are sure our readers would appreciate this requirement.
BARODA
consigned
Tehmina Framroz Mistry (83), residing at C-49, Kotyark Ngr no 4, behind Water Tank, near Parvati Ngr, Ajwa Rd, 390019 on April 13, 2017
Ketty Bahadursha Ilavia (71), 17/B, Bavanipur Soc-1,
Nizampura, 390002; May 7
Sam Darabshaw Dalal (92), F/404, Deepak Ngr Soc, Sadar Bazar, Fatehgunj, 390002; May 14
Firoz S. Mukadam (85), 1, Kamal Park SBI Soc, behind Gautam Ngr, Racecourse, 390007; August 17
Noshir Ardeshir Guzder (85), 25A, Krishnakrupa Soc,
EME Post, Sama Rd, 390008; September 4
BOMBAY
died
consigned
Behram Navroji Tavadia (74), 1/4, Lady Ratan Tata Bldg, Turner Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; September 10
Kali Peshtonji Contractor (78), Royal Auto Supply, Ibrahim Rehmtulla Rd, Bhendi Bazar, 400003; September 11
Perin Rusi Edulkaka (88), 402, Triton, Green Field Est, opp Juhu PO, Juhu, 400049; September 11
Bahadur Edulji Medhora (95), 1, Dinshaw Bldg, Dhunbai Wadi, Dadabhai Rd, Vile Parle (W), 400056; September 11
Banoo Ranjibhai Vania (86), 816, Mistry Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Dadar (E), 400014; September 11
Mehroo Savaksha Pardiwalla (87), 281, Sidhwa Bldg,
Princess St, 400002;
September 12
Cherag Darabsha Elavia (81), 3/24, Vaibhav, Barkat Ali
Dargah Marg, Wadala (E), 400037; September 13
Dhun Manecksha Kalifa (82), M2/93, M. F. Cama Park, Cama Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; September 13
Perin Rustomji Doomasia (85), 5/11, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027;
September 14
Aloo Burjor Reporter (93), Sunbeam, 24-C, Ridge Rd, Malabar Hill, 400006;
September 14
Adi Rustomji Sukhia (79), 402, Meher Homes Co-op Hsg Soc, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; September 14
Sheroo Dhunjishaw Engineer (85), C-6, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla (E), 400027; September 15
Addi Rustom Irani (82),
A/I/56, Topiwala Bldg, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Parel, 400012; September 15
Arnawaz Homi Jalnawalla (85), Faredoon Abad, 21, Malcolm Baug, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; September 15
Homi Ruttonshaw Mistry (81), 4, Patel Chmbs, Rustom Sidhwa Marg, Fort, 400001; September 16
cremated
Jehangir Burjor Merchant
(80), A/13, Rustom Baug,
Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027;
September 18
Meher Hoshang Kharas
(83), 62, Juhu Rajnigandha, Gulmohar CR, Rd no 11, J.V.P.D. Scheme, 400049; September 23
NAGPUR
died
Jamshed Khurshed Hathiram (66), 12, Kamdin Chawl, Tata Baug, opp Gandhi Sagar, 440018; September 16
SURAT
died
Sheru Darabshaw Goli (83), 204, J. J. Mistry Apts, Parsiwad, Saiyedpura, 395003; August 25
Navazbai Edulji Elavia (94), 201, Chirag Apts, Arihant Park, Chaprabhatha Rd, Amroli, 394107; August 26
Nosir Dadabhai Dumasia (77), 1/387, Al-Haider Residency, 202, Bhaya Mohollo, Nanpura, 395001; September 8
Bepsy Themurashp Dukandar (92), 12/2654, 201, Mhervan Park, Vanki Bordi, Saiyedpura, 395003; September 15
Whabiz Shezad Disawala (24), A/102, Satkar Apts, Adajan, 395009; September 20
• • •
AUSTRALIA
New South Wales
born
A girl, Tania, to Vida and
Fareydun Pourshasb in
Sydney; April 25
DUBAI
died
Keki Jamshedji Gandhi (87), father of Homi; September 10
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Jamshed Vatcha, husband of Kamal and father of Roxanne Neville Mehta, Farzad and Shaereen Mahveer Baria; August 10
Tehmurasp (Sunny) Behram Khursigara, father of Faranak David Sherwood and Toranj Behram Irani; August 21
Vera Cowasjee, wife of
Cowasjee and mother of
Ardy; August 28
Jamshed Billimoria, husband
of Freny; August 31
Zenia Rohinton Minwalla, mother of Ardeshir and Jamshid; September 20
Dowlat Mobed, wife of
Jamshed and mother of
Kamal Patel and Pervez;
September 20
Jamshed (Jimmy) Eruchshaw Mehta, father of Yazdi;
September 24
USA
California
died
Lulu Nariman Sohrabji (84), mother of Sunita, Scherazade and Shireen; July 12
Illinois
died
Dara Minocher Rivetna (76), father of Zubin and Jehan
Chris Bell and brother of
Perviz Krishnayya and
Rohinton in Chicago; July 25
Ohio
died
Ayesha Minwalla, husband of Farhad and mother of Rufus Francis, Omar, Sherizaan,
Ljiljana and Shama in
Cincinnati; September 5
Figures for Bombay
January-September 2017
Marriages: 97
Parsi: 58
Interfaith: 39
Males married out: 19
Females married out: 20
Deaths: 518
Consigned to dakhmas: 465
Males: 203, Females: 262
Cremated: 53
Males: 28, Females: 25
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver