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 deceased 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.
A few names of those deceased in December 2018 find mention here as well as those who passed away till January 7, 2019.
In the break-up of Bombay Doongerwadi deaths, especially of the elderly, death is often due to a combination of several diseases.
Causes of deaths for December 2018: Various diseases of the heart claimed 22 lives. Fourteen of them were over their 80 year milestone. Thirteen patients fell prey to cancer, whereas pneumonia/lung disease felled six Zoroastrians. The other killers were: old age/general debility and diabetes (four each), sepsis and brain disease (three each) and kidney failure (two). Dementia, blood disease, atherosclerosis (deposition of fatty substances in the arteries), anemia, multi organ failure, Alzheimer’s disease and head injury were single causes of deaths. The youngest and eldest to breathe their last were both females — at 23 and 99 years respectively. The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for the last month of 2018 in Bombay was 77 years.
Parsiana also receives death intimations from the Poona Parsi Panchayat, Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of Secunderabad and Hyderabad, The Surat Parsi Panchayat Funds and Properties Trust, Jhansi Parsi Anjuman, Nagpur Parsi Punchayet, Zoroastrian Society of Ontario, Fram Framji of Karachi, Dr Ardeshir Damania of California and Arnavaz Sethna of Houston.
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.
BOMBAY
born
A girl to Delna and Farahad Mogal on December 4, 2018
A girl to Delnaz and Arzan Pithawalla; December 5
A boy to Nisha and Taronish Karkaria; December 12
A boy to Jennifer and Rehaan Bharucha; December 13
A girl to Arnaz and Mehershad Dilawarnijad; December 13
A boy to Susana and Danesh Tata; December 19
A girl to Scherezade and Dilvar Bahmani; December 24
A boy to Pinaz and Mehernosh Hansotia; December 25
Twins (girl and boy) to Vahbiz and Khozasteh Dastoor;
December 27
A boy to Kainaz and Yuktash Karbhari; December 28
married
Delna Homiar Bharucha
and Neville Jehangir Irani of Vasai (W), Dist Palghar; November 16
Zeenia Firoze Mistry and
Ruzbeh Dossabhoy Raja;
November 19
Diana Kelly Vania of London, UK and Shavir Jehangir
Nagarwalla; November 24
Mehernaaz Keki Paddar and Peerzad Khushroo Dadyburjor; November 30
Khushnaaz Neville Jamshedji and Hanoz Neville Pir;
November 30
Rhea Jamshed Bhot and Russi Bomi Boyce; December 1
Jennifer Homi Bardoliwala of Poona and Kaizad Jal Bharda of Poona; December 2
Sanobia Dinshaw Palkhiwala of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Khurshed Hoshang Messman; December 2
Delna Noshir Harda and Bomsi Pervez Tavaria; December 4
Daisy Dali Chaiwalla and Arzaan Gustad Irani;
December 7
Khushbu Goshtasb Jamasbi and Kobad Percy Kerawalla; December 8
Alishya Rustom Dhalla and Shiroy Rohinton Pavri;
December 8
Gulrukh Percy Irani and Kaizad Sarosh Engineer; December 9
Amy Behram Panthaki and
Astad Adil Kapadia of
Auckland, New Zealand; December 9
Zenia Mehernosh Unwala
and Kaizad Freddy Turel; December 9
Nilufer Rohinton Sanjana of Virar (E), Thana and Varjawand Dinyar Sethna; December 10
Kainaz Jemi Wadia of Surat and Meher Aspy Gotla;
December 11
Nikita Khodadad Irani of
Gholvad and Ashoi Firdosh Patel of Dahanu; December 11
Perzine Dadi Dadyburjor and Viraf Behramshah Engineer; December 13
Firuza Farokh Pavri and
Sarosh Fersasp Gheesta;
December 13
Armin Kersi Ichhaporia and Yohan Darayus Palia;
December 14
Binaifer Hoshang Daji and Adil Hoshedar Antia; December 17
Armeen Godrej Pithawala of Vansda, Dist Navsari and
Arzan Dhunji Ichhaporia; December 17
Shahnaaz Jehangir Irani of Navsari and Rohintan Faredoon Dalal; December 18
Havovi Hosheder Tampal and Yashaan Zubin Khambatta; December 22
Zeena Yezdi Maravala and Victor Addie Batliwalla;
December 23
Shaznin Aspi Unwala and
Burzin Khushroo Patel;
December 24
Kareena Khurshed Nazir
and Parzan Baji Mistry;
December 27
Farzeena Jahanbux Lakdawala and Aviv Zarire Screwvalla; December 27
Nazafrin Naville Gotla
and Meherzad Gev Dalal; December 28
Mahzarine Aspi Dalal and Urvakhsh Khushroo Patel; December 31
Dolly Dinshaw Framjee
of Allahabad and
Kaykhusru Jehangir
Lawyer; January 3, 2019
Naazneen Zavahir Dastoor and Meherzad Rohin Sherdiwala; January 6
died
consigned
Dara Jamshedji Bhesania (75), residing at C-1, Awabai Petit St, Balaram St, Grant Rd, 400007; December 27, 2018
Erach Jamasji Fatakia (89), The Dawn, 6, Malcolm Baug, S. V. Rd, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; December 27
Farokh Faredoon Khodayari (76), 4/10, Vrindavan Soc, Thana (W), 400601; December 27
Tahemton Bomonshaw Billimoria (65), F-11, Mistry Bldg, Captain Clny, Tulsiwadi, Haji Ali, 400034; December 28
Maneck Jimmy Elavia (65), F-502, Arenja Complex Co-op Hsg Soc, opp Artist Village, Sec 8, CBD, Belapur, New Bombay, 400614; December 28
Freddy Shapur Printer (52), 23/4-B, Sir Ratan Tata Bldg, C. J. Clny, Tardeo, 400034; December 28
Mehroo Minocher Dandiwalla (90), Somaiya Manzil, P. B. Marg, 400004; December 29
Firdosh Dhunjishaw Poonawala (81), 53, Bakhtawar, Narayan Dabholkar Rd, 400006; December 30
Shenaz Jengir Singpurwala (71), Mogal Hse, Banaji St, Fort, 400001; December 30
Persis Dhunjishaw Dubash (70), 6/3, Malcolm Baug, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; December 31
Zarina Kaikhushroo Irani (79), Room no 3, Niyamat Manzil, Nassarwanji Petit St, 400007; December 31
Katie Perviz Antia (83), 2, Khareghat Clny, 28, Hughes Rd, 400007; January 1, 2019
Katy Adi Dumasia (77), C-33, Old Petit Mans, 85, Sleater Rd, 400007; January 1
Mehelly Noshir Harda (77), 304, Vikramaditya Apts, Nav Kiran Marg, 4 Bglw Lane, Andheri (W), 400053;
January 1
Fali Dinshaw Karanjia (84), 808, Asha Hse, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Rd, Dadar, 400014; January 1
Perin Gev Vania (90), 800, Burjo-Behram Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; January 1
Mehru Firoz Taraporewala (75), Nandgaon, Tarapur, 401502; January 2
Jal Kaikhushroo Mehta (85), Dhun-Abad, 106, Bhulabhai Desai Rd, 400036; January 3
Khorshed Pesi Bulsara (94), Room no 18, Mishra Bhavan, Wadia St, Tardeo, 400034; January 4
Perin Sheriarji Talavia (84), 15/B, New Wadia Bldg, Malcolm Baug, Jogeshwari, 400102; January 4
Jamshed Framroze Davar (82), Room no 13-14, 48, Chunawala Bldg, J. S. S. Rd, Chira Bazar, 400002; January 6
Rustomji Dhunjishaw Garda (78), B-9, New Khareghat Clny, N. S. Patkar Marg,
Gamdevi, 400007; January 6
Mani Rusi Patel (87), 305, Hilla Towers, Dr S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; January 6
Kersi Bapuji Adajania (87), 605, Karim Manzil, J. S. S. Rd, 400002; January 7
cremated
Freny Sam Birdie (92), A-102, Azziano, Rustomjee Urbania, Majiwada, Thana (W), 400601; December 31, 2018
Eruch Adi Engineer (78), 686, Mazda Co-op Hsg Soc, Khare-ghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; January 2, 2019
Parvez Behram Irani (41), 2, Jahangir Mans, Dhobitalao, 400020; January 5
POONA
died
Govher Kayani (76), mother of
Parichehr, Mahnaaz Firozgary,
Danesh and Gulestan; January 5
• • •
CANADA
British Columbia
died
Jamshid Khorasheh (83), father of Shahriar, Farhad, Shideh and late Babak in Vancouver; August 23, 2018
Ontario
died
Homai Minoo (Princy) Setna, mother of Zeenia Terry
Khan and Pesi in Oakville; October 27
Firoza Jussawalla, wife of Malcolm and mother of Zarina and Samira; December 30
Quebec
died
Khurshed Jamaji (89), husband of Perveez and father of
Rustam, Pheroza and Jeroo in Montreal; October 30
IRAN
died
Keykavoos Vokhshoori, father of Visda in Tehran; June 18
UK
London
died
Vilou Madon, mother of
Dinshaw and Dina;
December 31
USA
Texas
died
Farhad Ardeshir, brother
of Bakhtavar Mehta;
January 7, 2019
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-December 31, 2018
Marriages: 161
Parsi: 111
Interfaith: 50
Males married out: 31
Females married out: 19
Deaths: 696
Consigned to dakhmas: 639
Males: 308, Females: 331
Cremated: 57
Males: 30, Females: 27
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver