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 January 2023 find mention here as well as those who passed away till February 8.
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 January 2023: The major killers were: Heart disease (12, six of whom were over 80 years), cancer (seven) and lung disease/pneumonia (six). Other causes of deaths were attributed to old age/general debility, diabetes and kidney failure (two each) and haematemesis (vomiting of blood), septicemia, urinary tract infection, Parkinson’s disease, myelopathy (a nervous system disorder that affects the spinal cord), hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood) and septic shock (one each). The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for January 2022 in Bombay was 80 years. The life expectancy at birth for males was 79 years and for females, 81 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 boy to Hufriya and Navroz Billimoria on January 2, 2023
A boy Rukhshana and Farzan Randelia; January 3
A girl to Delna Joshi and
Jamshed Irani; January 5
A boy to Anahita and Adil Jilla; January 5
A boy to Neomi and Zervin Baam; January 10
A boy to Afrin and Sheriare Irani; January 14
A girl to Asheesh Hosi Dubash; January 16
A girl to Shayan and Zaal Lakdavala; January 19
A boy to Havovi Davar and Tehmtan Mistry; January 23
A girl to Ayesha and Hormuz Bana; January 26
Twins (boy and girl) to
Sharon and Burges Dandiwala; January 28
died
consigned
Ketayun Rohinton Madon
(74), residing at A-101, Diamond Apt, behind Diamond Cinema, Borivali (W), 400092; January 20
Silloo Eruchshaw Bhagwager (82), daughter of late Banubai and late Eruchshaw Bhagwager and sister of Perviz Moos and late Thrity Themton Pithawalla, 53, Rewa Apt, Bhulabhai Desai Rd, 400026; January 23
Katy Baman Irani (82), wife of late Baman, daughter of late Roshan and late Khudabaksh Hormazdi, mother of Behram and Ruzbeh and sister of Jehangir Hormazdi and Bomi Hormazdi, 3, Behramabad,
4th Rd, near Bhabha Hosp, TPS 4, Bandra (W), 400050; January 23
Mahroukh Jamshed Mehershahi (73), wife of late Jamshed, daughter of late Rata and late Paterasp Patel, mother of Shahin, Shahrookh and Shahistra, 18/5, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; January 24
Kety Pirojshaw Bacha (85), daughter of late Dhunmai and late Pirojshaw and sister of late Hilla, Farokh, Nergish and Khorshed, A-15, Nowroz Baug, Dr S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; January 25
Khushroo Maneck Dubash (68), husband of Shirin, son of late Khorshed and late Maneck, father of Natasha and Sophia and brother of Farokh, 1601, Supreme Artveda, Pali Mala Rd, Padmashri Rajendra
Kumar Chowk, Pali Hill,
Bandra, 400050; January 26
Veera Dara Anklesaria (68), wife of Dara, daughter of late Sheramai and late Dhunjishaw Mehta and sister of Rohinton and Arnavaz Farokh Pardiwalla, 4/602, Hormazd Bldg, Behram Baug Parsi Clny, Behram Baug Rd, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; January 28
Nergish Burjor Italia (81), wife of late Burjor, daughter of late Gulbai and late Jal Chinoy, mother of Keki, Minoo and Cyrus and sister of late Mehroo Khan, Dhun, Pesi Chinoy and Keki Chinoy, Room no 1/2, Chhariwala Bldg, 20, Wadia St, Tardeo, 400034; January 28
Homi Phiroze Devitre (68), husband of Zarina, son of late Rita and late Phiroze and father of Zarrah Chintan Bhuta and Ayesha Ajit Devitre Dhillon, 603, Gulshan Ter, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; January 29
Gulnar Rumi Mistry (62), wife of Rumi, daughter of late Frangaze and late Behram Jogina, mother of Vinifer A. Mehta and sister of Sharoukh and Roshni Farhad Devitre, 902 J, Greenwoods, Andheri (E), 400093; January 29
Gool Noshir Khan (92), wife of late Noshir, daughter of late Tehmina and late Hiraji Bharucha, mother of Rukhshana Behram Guard and late Dilshad and sister of late Ratan, Nergish, Katy and Mehroo, 7-A-2, Sir Tata Clny, Sir Ratan Tata Rd, Tardeo, 400034; January 30
Jeejee Faredoon Divecha (90), son of late Rati and late Faredoon and brother of late Gool Keki Doctor, 6, Anand Niwas, near Jai Hind College, A Rd, Churchgate, 400020; January 31
Nurgesh Adi Irani (95), wife of late Adi, daughter of late Tehmina and late Dadiba Cooper, mother of Shireen Joshi, Pheroze and late Danesh and sister of late Minoo, Polly and Siloo, 623, Marker Mans, Lady Jehangir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; January 31
Rustom Nariman Tampal (85), husband of Arnavaz, son of late Aaimai and late Nariman, father of Rohinton and Xerxes and brother of late Aloo Rusi Fraser and late Banoo Jehangir Chaila, 692, Chinoy Bldg, Dinshaw Master Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; January 31
Jangoo Firoz Wykes (52), son of Maharukh and Firoz and brother of Benaifer, 607-A, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; January 31
Dolly Rohinton Bharucha (67), wife of Rohinton, daughter of late Banoo and late Mondagar Irani, mother of Parrinaz and Pervin and sister of Noshir Irani, Q-24, Godrej Baug, near Simla Hse, off Napeansea Rd, 400026; February 2
Filly Soli Crawford (80), son of late Perin and late Soli, 659, Keki Hse, Sohrab Palamkote Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; February 3
Soli Bomanshaw Tavadia (78), husband of Sheru C. Sanjana, son of late Tehmina and late Bomanshaw, father of Bepsy Minoo Patel and Shernaz Dinyar Dubash and brother of Nargish, Katy N. Maneckji, Fali, late Minoo, late Amy and late Chandan, 280 C, Bhatia Co-op Soc Bldg, Princess St, 400002; February 3
Shernaz Yazdi Bardoliwalla (54), wife of Yazdi, daughter of Zarin and Minoo Vesuna and mother of Zenia and Yohhan, 306/C, Bldg no 1, Parsi Salsette Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Pump Hse, Jijimata Rd, Andheri (E), 400093; February 4
cremated
Eruch Jehangir Billimoria (84), husband of Gool, son of late Jerbai and late Jehangir, father of Aban and Adil and brother of late Jal, Hilla, Piloo and Zarine; February 8
NAVSARI
died
Freny Minu Dastoor (70), sister of Kersi, Dinyar, Adil and Dolly Rusi Bajina, Ava Baug, 396445; January 27
Khorshed Rustomji Karadia (91), mother of Kety, Parsi Infirmary, 396445; January 27
POONA
died
Jer Jehanbux Karkaria (89), wife of late Jehanbux and mother of Farida Aspi Kanga, Mehernosh and Minoo, 2/10, Canopus Apt, Boat Club Rd, 411001; January 3
Dinyar Noshir Adajania (66), husband of Khurshid and son of Mehroo and Noshir, C-3, Natasha Enclave Soc, NIBM Rd, Kondwa, 411048;
January 6
Shirin Khushroo Kazian (88), wife of late Khushroo, daughter of Daulat and Aspandiar
Fouladi, mother of late
Aspandiar, Farnaz and Nozer and sister of late Dinshaw
Fouladi, Jamshed Fouladi,
Rustom Fouladi and Roshan Minoo Irani, 23/5, Devi Chmbs, B/13, Bund Garden Rd, 411001; January 9
Freny Burjor Daruwalla (92), no 6, North Petty Staff Lane, East St, 411001; January 11
Khushnavi Rohinton Vadoliwala (15), daughter of Farhanaz and Rohinton, B-9, Radhika Empress Soc, Jhagtap Ngr, Wanowrie, 411040; January 25
Khorshed Adil Dalal (71), wife
of Adil, daughter of late Diana and Bomanshaw Khambatta, mother of Jasmine Behram Kerawalla and sister of Ketty, Phiroz Khambatta and Farida, Thackers Apt, 2128, V. P. St, B/1/303, 411001; January 30
SURAT
died
Ardeshir Jalbhai Manekshana (93); January 5
Amy Framroze Elavia (74), mother of Pervez; January 26
Rustam Navroz Vakharia (65), son of late Roshan and late Navroz, husband of Kailash and brother of Jahanarah
Darayas Sabawala; January 26
Firoz Parekh (89), Sangana Soc, Saher Rd, 395010;
February 7
Viraf Ratansha Avari (79),
husband of Roshan; February 8
• • •
CANADA
Ontario
died
Shiawax Keki Canteenwalla, husband of late Homai and father of Zeenia and Jambi in Montreal; January 31
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Coomi Nariman Vakil, wife of Nariman, mother of Rashna Homi Khambatta and Adil and sister of Rohinton Golwalla; January 29
Zarin Homi Byromshaw, wife of late Homi and sister of Roshan Hoshidar Kotwal; February 1
Delna Minoo Pajnigara, daughter of late Silloo and Minoo and sister of Burzin, February 4
Arnawaz Melhi Dubash, wife of late Melhi and mother of Anita Talaat Bakhsh, Vini
Farhad Irani and Rashna
Spencer Karanjia; February 5
Firoze Rustom Patel, son of late Dolly and Rustom and brother of late Pervin Patel; February 5
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-February 8, 2023
Marriages: --
Parsi: --
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 49
Consigned to dakhmas: 44
Males: 20, Females: 24
Cremated: 5
Males: 4, Females: 1
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver