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 with the 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 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.
AHMEDABAD
died
Naval Faramroze Daruwalla, husband of Hutoxi and father of Cyrus on March 17, 2024
BIJAPUR
died
Pharamroze Nariman Elavia (81), husband of Veera, son of late Piroja and late Nariman, father of Dilber Nozer Bokdawala, and brother of Roda Elavia, Dilnaz Elavia, Homai Elavia, Silloo Elavia and Kersi, Elavia Hse, behind Madhuvan Hotel, Shikharkhana Rd, Bijapur, 586104; March 13
Bombay
died
consigned
Kersy Faramji Tata (92), husband of late Guloo, son of late Alamai and late Faramji, father of Farzana Sharukh Baria, Sarosh and Navaz Kayomarz Colabawalla and brother of late Ratan and Dhun Nagpurwala, residing at Room no 22, Jamshedji Tata Bldg, Tata Blocks, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; March 11
Jimmy Dhunjisha Garda (86), husband of Bachi, son of late Alamai Dhunjisha Garda, father of Yasmin Karl Bandrawala and Farida Garda and brother of late Banoo Behram Baghwala, 1-5, Navajbai Tata Bldg, Tata Blocks, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; March 12
Fred Jahangir Gimi (91), son of late Najamai and Jahangir and brother of late Piloo Rustom Soonawala, 621, Khush Villa, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; March 12
Farokh Dadi Baria (78), son of late Homai Dadi Baria, Old Bldg no 11, Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, Babulnath, 400007; March 13
Kersi Cawasji Bardoliwalla (83), husband of late Khorshed, son of late Khorshed Cawasji Bardoliwalla, father of Homai Yazdi Pestonjamasp and Cawsi and brother of late Homi and Minoo, 6/19, B. S. Panthaki Baug, Andheri (E), 400069; March 14
Shahzad Darayus Hozdar (28), husband of Natasha, son of Maharukh and Darayus and brother of late Malcolm, D-2/53, S. B. Bharucha Baug, S. V. Rd, off Shoppers Stop, Andheri (W), 400058; March 14
Dolly Daraius Kapadia (90), wife of Daraius, daughter of late Putlibai and late Dinshawji Sethna and sister of late Katy Rustom Choksey, late Puran Boman Shroff and late Ernie Sethna, 2, Usha Sadan, Colaba, 400005; March 14
Zareen Adi Mistry (87), wife of late Adi, daughter of late Dinar and Peshotan Guzder, mother of Dilshad and sister of late Bomi Guzder, 9, Jamshed Hall, Forjett St, above State Bank Of India, Gowalia Tank, 400026; March 14
Maneck Rustomji Photographer (83), husband of Jaloo, son of late Phiroz and Rustomji, father of Karl and brother of Zarine E. Damania and late Cavas, 729, Jehangir Vimadalala Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; March 14
Gulshan Khurshed Pithawala (53), wife of late Khurshed, daughter of Bhikhu and Aspi Bhatena, mother of Meher and Parzan, M/2, S. B. Bharucha Baug, S. V. Rd, opp Shoppers Stop, Andheri (W), 400058; March 14
Bakhtawar Sarosh Tarapore (79), wife of Sarosh, daughter of late Aloo and Byram Marawala, mother of Rohinton and Danesh and sister of Firouze Marawala, 628, Turel Ter, 8, Ardeshir Homavazir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; March 14
Neville Noshir Billimoria (72), husband of Perviz, son of late Katy and Noshir, father of Ayesha and Binaifer Kaivan Doomasia and brother of Hormuz, 629, Ardeshir Homavazir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; March 15
Kaizad Baji Jokji (32), son of Jaloo Baji Jokhi and brother of Peenaz, 601, Suyash Co-op Hsg Soc, Plot no 46, Sec-6, Koparkhairane, New Bombay, 400709; March 15
Homyar Minoo Mistry (53), son of late Freni and Minoo, father of Aaron and Farhaan
and brother of Khursheed Zubin Mistry, 1/8, Sir Ratan Tata Clny, opp Drum Beat Hotel, Tardeo, 400007; March 15
Mehernosh Burjor Sutaria (63), husband of Rashna, son of late Daulat and Burjor and brother of Yasmine Jijibhoy Ambapardiwala and Gulistan Dinyar Siganporia, 401-A, Kasturi Voyage, Gat no 545, Borhadewadi, Moshi, Poona, 412105; March 15
Farrokh Rustom Tata (87), husband of late Homai, son of late Meherbai and late Rustom, father of Kersi and Tanaz Rohinton Patel and brother of Hoofrish Lakdawalla, A-102, Swagat - 2 Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Om Ngr, Ambaji Rd,
Vasai (W), 401202; March 15
Percy Pirojsha Dalal (78), husband of Farida, son of late Pilamai and late Pirojsha, father of Zubin and Delnaz Schezad Golimar and brother of late Nariman, late Dali, late Freny Soli Kodia, Hse no 12/2850, Bibi-ni-Wadi, Saiyedpura, Surat, 395003; March 16
Zarin Jamshed Bhathena (74), wife of late Jamshed, daughter of late Hillamai Nadirshaw Patel, mother of Freya Bhathena and sister of Jehanbux Patel, Dolly Sukhadia and late Ratan Patel, A/603, Surya Darshan Co-op Hsg Soc, Anand Mahal Rd, Adajan, 305009; March 17
Sam Rustomji Billimoria (82), son of late Dinamai and Rustomji and brother of Thrity, Meher, Marzban and late Ketty Nairman Kadwa, 783, Mancherji Joshi Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; March 18
Shirin Sorab Vaid (95), wife of late Sorab, daughter of Khorshed and late Kaikhushru Patel, mother of Ava Murphy, Zerina Pai and late Noshir and sister of late Hoshang Patel, Phiroze Patel, Jer, Sarosh Patel, Saker and Lily, 401, Dhanshilla Bldg, Ahinsa Marg, Plot no 27, Khar (W), 400052; March 18
Aspi Shapurji Irani (79), son of late Meherbai Shapurji Irani, F. S. Parukh Dharamshalla, 34, Hughes Rd, Old Khareghat Clny, 400007; March 19
Faram Dinshah Dastur (89), husband of Shernaz, son of late Khorshed and Dinshah, father of Yasmin Arshad Dastur and late Hormazd and brother of Aloo Jal Hirjibethin, 4/1-U, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd,
Colaba, 400001; March 20
Banu Aspi Langrana (48), daughter of late Nergis and Aspi and sister of Framroz, Neville and Gulshan Darien Kavasmaneck, 4/34, A. H. Wadia Baug, Parel Tank Rd, 400033; March 20
Tehmi Phiroze Pooniwalla (86), wife of late Phiroze, daughter of late Najamai and late Dhunjisha Dubash, mother of Firdosh and Hufrish Nagporwala and sister of Jal Dubash, Mehroo, late Nergish, Dinoo, Mani and Rusi Dubash, 780, Karani Mans, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; March 21
Pirojben Bhikhaji Tavadia (83), daughter of late Dinamai and late Bhikhaji and sister of late Firoze Tavadia and Hira A. Hataria, B-11, Smrutikunj Soc, opp G. E. B. Stn Rd, Gandevi, Billimora, Dist Navsari, 396321; March 21
Noshir Shavaksha Gamir (Bharucha) (67), son of late Ratanbai and late Shavaksha and brother of Dina Gamir, Sarosh, Jemie, Parvez, Behram, late Dinshaw, Adi, Cawas, Ketty, Alice and Perin, 104/8, Behram Baug Parsi Clny, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; March 22
Perin Homi Sui (90), wife of late Homi, daughter of late Dhunmai and late Coverji Sumariwalla and mother of Behroz, Daraius, Jasmin
Kekobad Jassawalla and late Daisy, 141, Godrej Garden Enclave Tower 2, Pirojsha
Ngr, Vikhroli (E), 400079; March 22
Nergish Noshir Sorabkhan (74), wife of late Noshir, daughter of late Mani and Nadarsha Mandviwalla, mother of Shehnaz Khushruoo Daruwalla and Huttoxi Percy Panthaky
and sister of Jal Mandviwalla and Thrity Kersi Siganporia,
2, Nadirshah Dinshaw Bldg, Babulnath Rd, Grant Rd, 400007; March 23
Katy Yazdi Gandevia (75), wife of Yazdi, daughter of late Freny and Jal Gandevia, mother of Khushnam and Kayazad and sister of Pervez Gandevia, Bakhtavar Italia and late Rummy Gandevia, B-101, Ahuna, Edulji Rd, Charai, Thana (W), 400601; March 24
cremated
Framroze Hormusjee Vakeel (71), son of late Roshan and late Hormusjee, Rockdale, 16, Nepean Rd, Malabar Hill, 400006; March 16
CALCUTTA
married
Prerana Uttam Panday, and Tumasp Vazifdar, son of Roshni and Sarosh; February 27
MADRAS
died
Sam Medora; March 3
NAVSARI
died
Sillo Pestanji Vachchha (86), wife of late Pestanji, mother
of Fredy and Sarosh, N-16, Avabaug, 396445; February 9
Framroz (Fali) Noshirwan
Mogal (61), Pinjara St,
Malesar, 396445; February 11
Viloo Dali Patel (84), wife of Dali and mother of Firoza F. Magrolia, Parsi Infirmary, Gamdevi Rd, Lunsikui, 396445; March 9
Phiroz Jahangir Anklesaria (91), father of Pourusashap, Avabaug, 396445; March 22
SECUNDERABAD
died
Havovi Kersi Patel (68), wife of Kersi, mother of Urmez
and Shahen and sister of
Naozer Bheramsha,
Rohinton Bheramsha,
Percy Bheramsha and
Farida C. Irani March 3
UDVADA
died
Freny Kaikobad Mogal (72), wife of Kaikobad, daughter of late Manekmai and Munchershah Bhadha, mother of Havovi Khurshed Dastoor and Marzban and sister of Faramroze Bhadha, Tehemurasp Bhadha, late Aspi Bhadha and Behram Bhadha, Mogal St, 396180; March 16
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Figures for Bombay
January 1-March 24, 2024
Marriages: 14
Parsi: 14
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 151
Consigned to dakhmas: 140
Males: 77, Females: 63
Cremated: 11
Males: 3, Females: 8
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver