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.
The last few names of those deceased in August 2022 find mention here as well as those who passed away till September 12.
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 August 2022: Twenty-four Zoroastrians fell prey to various diseases of the heart, 19 of whom had crossed their 80th milestone. The other killers were: pneumonia/lung disease (seven), diabetes (six), old age/general debility and hypertension (three each), brain disease, head injury, Covid-19, kidney failure and cancer (two each) and urinary tract infection and gastrointestinal bleed (one each). The eldest age at death was 94, the youngest, 46. The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for August 2022 in Bombay was 82 years. The life expectancy at birth for males was 81 years and for females, 84 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.
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AHMEDABAD
died
Coomi Naval Sabavala, wife
of late Naval and mother of Cyrus and Kashmira Kirit Atodaria on September 8, 2022
Bombay
born
A girl to Tushna and Adil Antia; August 1
A girl, Janaisha, to Friyana and Rayomand Chaina;
August 11
A girl, Zia, to Nicole and
Jamshed Tavadia; August 15
A girl to Natasha and Kayzad Vanskuiwalla; August 16
A girl to Yasmin and Rohinton Sethna; August 25
died
consigned
Thrity Homi Bhacka (86), wife of late Homi, daughter of late Kerbanoo and late Sohrabji Lashkari, father of Erach and Shahrukh and brother of Faram Lashkari, late Khushroo Lashkari and Aspi Lashkari, 14, Sushil Bldg, Arthur Bunder Rd, Colaba, 400005; August 26
Rohinton Nariman Elavia (76), husband of Farida, son of late Banoobai and late Nariman, father of Delnaz Mahiyar Daruwalla and Jerestine Adi Mehta and brother of Rusi, Adil and Faredoon, 5/12/A, Sakarbai Petit Bldg no 2, Marzban Clny, Gilder Lane, Bombay Central, 400008; August 26
Dolly Soli Ghaswala (89), wife of late Soli, daughter of late Dhunmai and late Jamshedji Shroff, mother of Framroz
and Percy and sister of late
Tehmina, Khorshed, Putli,
Nadir Shroff and Minocher Shroff, 1/B, Edena, 97,
Maharshi Karve Rd, Marine Lines, 400020; August 26
Homai Persi Munshi (91), wife of late Persi, daughter of late Dhunmai and late Pirojsha Deboo and sister of Jehangir Deboo, late Maneckshaw Deboo and late Dina Kapadia, Sir Dinshaw Petit Bldg, Marzban Clny, Gilder Lane, 400008; August 27
Dhun Vicaji Patel (87), wife of late Vicaji, daughter of late Tehmina and late Jalejar Pardiwalla, mother of Tehmton, Bomi and Pesi and sister of Katy, Amy, Mehroo and late Kersi Pardiwalla, Empress Bldg, Nasarwanji Petit St, Grant Rd, 400007; August 27
Dinshaw Firoze Pandole (84), husband of Kamal, son of late Shirin and late Firoze Pandole, father of Darius, Farokh and Jehangir and brother of Naval and Shehnaz Bhappu, 8 A, Darbhanga Mans, 12, M. L. Dahanukar Rd, Cumballa Hill, 400026; August 29
Adi Burjor Patell (90), son of late Jaloo and late Burjor and brother of Dhun Bakhtavar Lentin and late Rusi, Soona Mhl, Netaji Shubhash Rd, Churchgate, 400020; August 29
Khushru Jamshedji Vesuna (85), husband of Aban, son of late Manijeh and late Jamshedji, father of Nina Adil Mistry and Farokh and brother of Soonu, late Rusi, Dali, Aloo, Khorshed and Dinoo Rusi
Dotiwala, Sethna Bhabha Bldg, 266 B, Jaykar Marg, opp Charni Rd Stn, 400002; August 30
Dhun Piroj Dhabhar (87), wife of late Piroj, daughter of late Pilla and late Peshotan Patel, mother of Delna Farrokh Patel and sister of late Kersi Patel, late Piroj Patel and Pervez Patel, B-31, Flower Queen Soc, Veera Desai Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; August 31
Noshir Maneckshaw Elavia (82), husband of late Roshan, son of late Sarvar and late Maneckshaw, father of Asmine Neville Mevawala and Shiraz Kerfegar Patrawala and brother of late Jal and late Zarine, D/612, Manju Mhl, 35, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), 400050; September 2
Coomi Jamie Birdi (98), wife of late Jamie, daughter of late Alamai and late Sorabji Engineer, mother of Vispi and late Tennaz and sister of late Phiroze and Dhun, B-24, Sterling Apts, near Jaslok Hosp, Peddar Rd, 400026; September 3
Dhunji Cavasji Naterwalla (80), husband of late Gool, son of late Pilloo and late Cavasji, father of Urmaze and brother of Rohinton and late Behram, D-7, Shapur Baug, Vithalbhai Patel Rd, 400004; September 3
Persis Fakir Siganporia (67), wife of late Fakir, daughter of late Tehmina and late Hormusji Ghadially, mother of Karl and Maharukh and sister of Bakhtaver Jal Patel, M-10, Nowroz Baug, Dr S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; September 3
Zarine Dady Kavarana (80), wife of late Dady, daughter of late Arnavaz and late Hormuzji Irani, mother of Shahrukh and Nevil and sister of Rustom Irani, Marazban Irani and late Daraius Irani, A/1, Zarina Park, Sion Trombay Rd, Mankhurd, 400088; September 4
Jehangir Dinshaw Pandole (49), son of Kamal and late Dinshaw and brother of Darius and Farokh, 8-A, Darbhanga Mans, 12, M. L. Dahanukar Marg, Cumballa Hill, 400026; September 4
Tehmuras Navroji Anklesaria (81), husband of Hutokshi, son of late Jalamai and late Navroji, father of Firangiz and brother of late Hormaz, late Manijeh Diniyar Amrolia and late Silloo Khushru Panthaky, R-21, S. B. Bharucha Baug, opp Citi Bank, S. V. Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; September 5
Farokh Rashid Irani (62), husband of Zenobia, son of late Roshan and late Rashid, father of Khushnaaz and Pearl and brother of Sharukh, Cyrus and late Keku; September 5
Mehru Keki Gandhi (92), wife of late Keki, daughter of late Allamai and late Sheheriyarji Palsetia and sister of late Noshir Palsetia, late Rustom Palsetia and late Katy D. Pithawala, 5/30, Kapadia Bldg, A. H. Wadia Baug, Parel Tank Rd, Kalachowki, 400033;
September 6
Dolly Jamshed Italia (83), wife of late Jamshed, daughter of late Najamai and late Jehangir Saher and sister of Soonu Phiroze Tantra, late Bahadur Saher, Gaev Saher and Jhanbux Saher, 23, Jamshedji Tata Bldg, Tata Blocks, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; September 6
Jamshed Jalejer Katrak (89), son of late Motibai and late Jalejer and brother of late
Dosamai, late Jermai, late Bapai, late Rusi, late Jehangir and late Parvez, 1/2, Tata Bldg, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; September 7
Aban Dosoo Khadiwalla (59), daughter of late Hilla and late Dosoo and sister of Kashmira Minocher Deboo, 3, Lady D. Tata Bldg, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; September 8
Adil Nariman Mistry (81), husband of Dilnavaz, son of Khurshed and Nariman, father of Firoze and brother of Sarosh and Ratan, 43, Jamasji Apt, 32, Sleater Rd, Grant Rd, 400007; September 8
Faramarz Phirozshaw Bengalee (91), husband of Bapsy, son of late Goolbanoo and late Phirozshaw and father of Navaz Sharukh Katpitya, Khursheed Behram Havewala and Paurushasp, 3/5, Baria Bldg, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; September 9
Roda Savak Merchant (84), wife of Savak, daughter of late Piroja and late Naoroji Karanjia, mother of Hoshi, Hutoxi Minoo Panthaki and Kamal and sister of Rusi Karanjia, Khorshed Hoshang Mobedji and Arnawaz Nariman Bhagwagar, B-3/304, High-Land Gardens, Dhokali, Thana (W), 400607;
September 9
Shahnoor Godrej Namdarian (42), daughter of Nergish and Godrej and sister of Shahzad, Shahvir and Shadokht Deepak Mudakavi, 2-B, Sonawala Bldg, Grant Rd, 400007;
September 9
Niloufer Adi Sagar (45), daughter of Dolly and late Adi and sister of Nina Bomi Dinshaw and Yasmin Shavak Kapadia, 9, Colaba Chmbs, Wodehouse Rd, 400005; September 9
Hoshang Rustom Nekoo (80), husband of Khorshed, son of late Rodabeh and late Rustom, father of Hormuzdyar, Hanoze and Paurushashp and brother of Nergish Noshir Madan and Frashroshtra, H-11, Nowroz Baug, Dr S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; September 10
cremated
Mehroo Jal Langrana (81), wife of late Jal, daughter of
late Banoo and late Homi
Ichhaporia, mother of Navzer and Navaz and sister of late Katy, Villoo, Firoze Ichhaporia and Marzban Ichhaporia, 792, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 30
Cyrus Pallonji Mistry (54), husband of Rohiqa, son of Patsy and late Pallonji, father of Firoz and Zahan and brother of Laila Rustom Jehangir, Aloo Noel Tata and Shapoor, Sterling Bay, 103, Walkeshwar Rd, Malabar Hill, 400006; September 4
Jehangir Adi Wadia (73), husband of late Anahit, son of late Sheroo and late Adi, father of Adil and Sheroo and brother of Marina Niranjan Jhaveri, Rhoda Minoo Patel, Shireen Dastoor and late Pesi, Pemino, N-51B, Altamount Rd, Cumballa Hilla, 400026; September 7
NAVSARI
died
Dina Jahanbux Bilimoria
(76), wife of Jahanbux;
September 10
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Figures for Bombay
January 1-September 10, 2022
Marriages: 63
Parsi: 26
Interfaith: 37
Males married out: 20
Females married out: 17
Deaths: 518
Consigned to dakhmas: 437
Males: 223, Females: 214
Cremated: 81
Males: 41, Females: 40
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver