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
Rustom Majra, father of Zubin and brother of late Perin,
Nargis, Tehemton and Sheroo on January 8, 2023
Parvez Firoz Jokhi (70), son of late Gul and late Firoz and brother of late Homi, Khushru, Bahadur and Rohinton;
January 22
Bombay
died
consigned
Soonu Jamshed Dubash (93), wife of late Jamshed, daughter of late Bapaimai and late
Ardeshir Madon, mother of Anahita Darayus Ginwalla and sister of late Keki Madon,
Jimmy Madon, Jehangir Madon, Rusi Madon and Homi Madon, residing at 307, Cumballa Crest, near HSBC Bank, 42, Pedder Rd, 400026; January 16
Firdos Fali Fanibanda (62), husband of Dinaz, son of late Sheroo and late Fali, father of Ashish and Rashna Kurush Pavri and brother of Neville and Shiraz, Neelam, 503,
Almeida Park, Bandra (W), 400050; January 16
Noshir Rustomji Hathi (80), son of late Dollymai and late Rustomji Hathi and brother of Thrity Sam Rana, 789, Kerawala Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; January 16
Gaity Jal Bharucha (84), daughter of late Khurshed and late Jal and sister of Aspi, 604, Nagardas Nivas, near Parsi Gymkhana, Ambedkar Rd,
Dadar (E), 400014; January 18
Rusi Nariman Daruwalla (89), husband of Amy, son of late Mani and Nariman and brother of late Aloo Adi Anklesaria, Contractor Bldg, Kashinath St, Tardeo, 400034; January 18
Pervin Gev Bhumgara (75), wife of late Gev, daughter of late Mehroo and late Phirojshah Mistry, mother of Armin Edul Morena and sister of Farokh Mistry, Percy Mistry, Dhun, Hutokshi and Armaity, 3 A, Soonaiji Bldg, 51, Forjett St, 400036; January 19
Minoo Meherwanji Dosabhai (91), husband of Gool, son
of late Bachamai and late
Meherwaji, father of
Maharukh Minoo Dosabhai, Anahita Zubin Daruwalla and Pakzad Adi Nussirabadwalla and brother of late Dara and late Manijeh Framroze Chothia, Meherbai Tata Bldg, 293, S. Vivekanand Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; January 19
Armaity Zarir Panthaky (73), wife of Zarir, daughter of late Gool and Noshirwan Mistry, mother of Burgis and sister of Rustom Mistry and late Aban Nadirsha Variava, K1/51, Merwanjee Cama Park, Cama Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; January 20
Dhunjishaw Kavasji Bilimoria (96), husband of late Najoo, son of late Tehmina and late Kavasji, father of Karl
Bilimoria and Nilufer Puneet Bhatnagar and brother of late Rusi, Eruch, late Goolbanu Bilimoria, Khorshed
Contractor, Amy Dastoor
and Jolly Medhora, 118 B,
Taradeep, behind Motimahal
Restaurant, Bandra (W), 400050; January 21
Fali Pirojshaw Daruwalla (80), husband of Parvin, son of late Tehmina and late Pirojshaw Daruwalla, father of Farokh and brother of late Nergis, Erach and Pesi, 201/D2, Sea Breeze, Plaza Hsg Service Soc, Nargol, 396135; January 22
Sheri Framroze Elavia (79), husband of Farida, son of late Goolbanoo and late Framroze Elavia, father of Kashmira Timush Patel and Jamshed and brother of Dolly Master and late Sarosh, 53, Apurva Apt, next to St Stephen Church,
5, Nepeansea Rd, 400036; January 22
cremated
Aban Arvind Warrick (77), wife of late Arvind, daughter of late Tehmina and Nowroji Seervai, mother of Maneck and Tehmi and sister of Amy Ivan Figueredo and late Kersi Seervai, D 504, Serenity Complex, off New Link Rd, Andheri (W), 400102; January 18
POONA
died
Sorab Khodabux Irani (88), 302, Brighton Court, Clover Village, Salunkhe Vihar
Rd, Wanowrie, 411040;
December 22, 2022
Bomi Hormusji Patel (81), husband of Diana, son of late Meheramai and late Hormusji, father of Cherag and brother of Dolly Kersi Master and Mani Rusi Master, 4/2, Ardeshir Baug, near Ambedkar College, Irani Rd, Nanapeth, 411002; December 28
Rumi Dali Jilla (67), husband of Hutoxi, son of late Khorshed and Dali and brother of
Rayomand, Zenobia and Binaifer, Amanora Park, Hadapsar, 411028;
December 31
Adi Khurshedji Taleyarkhan (79), son of late Mary and late Khurshedji and brother of Sherene Neville Vakil, Farida Daraius Irani and Jeroo (Tiny) Gev Irani, A/6, 102 Ganga Satellite, Wanowrie, 411040; January 8, 2023
SECUNDERABAD
died
Rohinton Jalejer Gotla (62), husband of Benifer and son of late Jerbanu and Jalejar; December 26, 2022
Roshan Aspi Jilla (82), wife
of Aspi and mother of
Dilnawaz, Raishad,
Bakhtiyar and Homiyar,
5-9-698, Sohrab Manzil,
Gunfoundry, Hyderabad, 500001; December 30
Meherwan Framroze Asudaria (62), husband of Gaver and father of Peenaz, Benaaz
and Khushi, 5-9-524, The
Shelter, Gunfoundry,
Hyderabad, 500001;
January 5, 2023
Khorshed Dara Ichhaporia, wife of late Dara, Anjuman Fire Temple Compd, 500003; January 14
SURAT
died
Manekshaw Ardeshir Kapadia, husband of Nergish and father of Jimmy and Hira Ashish
Pandya; December 19, 2022
Minocher Rustomji Variava (84); December 19
Dolat Rustom Bhamgara;
December 22
Naju Bomi Cooper (97);
January 3, 2023
Jehanbux Mancherji Rabadi (90), Moto Mohollo,
Rustompura, 395002;
January 13
• • •
CANADA
Ontario
died
Sheroo Bahadur Doctor (87), wife of Bahadur, mother of Khushi and sister of Nergish Major; December 25, 2022
Dinoo Bejan Sidhwa (93), wife of late Bejan, daughter of late Dhunmai and late Phirozsha Sidhwa, mother of late
Dinshaw, Phil and Shahroukh and sister of late Nergish, late Rusi Sidhwa, late Freny, late Homai and Fardoon Sidhwa; December 31
Katy Peshotan Bhadha, wife of late Pesi, mother of Zarin Jamsheed Mehta, Dosi
Bomanshah Anklesaria and Dinshaw and sister of Shernaz Noshir Mody, late Thrity
Rami Kooka, late Hootoxi Sunny Khursigara and late Khorshed Divecha in Toronto; January 2, 2023
Eireen Asad Talati (79), wife of Asad, daughter of Aloo and Tehemton Bhumgara, mother of Feeroza, Sheherazad and Xenobia and sister of Mehroo and Firzeen; January 20
NEW ZEALAND
died
Vispy Rustomji (Rusi)
Medhora (70), husband of Sonal, father of Sharmeen
and brother of Dosabhoy; January 18
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Cyrus Dinshaw Vania, husband of Farida, father of Dinshaw and Serena Kaiwan Bharucha and brother of Yasmin and
Farrokh; December 23, 2022
Mani Hormuzshaw Wania, daughter of Mithibai and late Hormuzshaw and sister of Marezban, late Feroze, Furrokh, Jamshed, late Jeroo D. Antia and late Villie F. Mehta; January 7, 2023
Kawas Behram Aga, husband of Navaz, son of late Allamai and late Behram, father of Piroozee Cyrus Khursigara, Behram and Narius and brother of Eruch, Amy Parvez Patel, Keku and Yasmin Nowzer
Mavalvala; January 18
Byram Dinshaw Avari (81), husband of Goshpi, son of late Khorshed and late Dinshaw, father of Dinshaw, Xerxes
and Zeena Behram Aga and brother of late Havovi Shiavax Dadabhoy and late Dinaz
Minoo Bamji; January 22
SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town
died
Frene Ginwala (90);
January 12
UK
London
died
Beroze Godrej Kandawalla, wife of late Iqbal Ahmed, daughter of Shreen and late Godrej, mother of Zehra Naz and sister of Franey Nariman Irani and late Dhunmai Phiroze Dalal; January 11
USA
died
Havovi Shiavax Dadabhoy
wife of late Shiavax,
daughter of late Khorshed and late Dinshaw, mother of Zavareh and Roozbeh Verun Mehta and sister of Byram Avari and late Dinaz Minoo Bamji; January 8
California
died
Sapur (Sam) Dhun Engineer (57), husband of Vanessa,
son of Katie and Dhun and brother of Tina and Nina in Carmichael; January 9
Texas
died
Mehelli Behrana, husband of Zenobia and father of Fiona Rustom Setna, Vanessa David Jensen and Sonia Ron Rash; January 19
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-22, 2023
Marriages: --
Parsi: --
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 29
Consigned to dakhmas: 25
Males: 13, Females: 12
Cremated: 4
Males: 3, Females: 1
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver