This issue of Parsiana carries the Bombay deaths from the Bombay Parsi Punchayet website (bpppaidust.in).
We have been unable to obtain data from Bombay regarding the causes of deaths.
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 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.
BOMBAY
born
A girl to Kanchi and Nekzad Dhunjibhoy on June 20, 2020
A girl to Pinaz and Karl Boga; June 24
A boy to Hufrish and Zubin Kapadia; June 28
A boy to Khursheed and Yash Dalal; July 3
A boy to Parinaz and Ishan Handa; July 6
A boy to Anahita and Harshad Patel; July 7
A girl to Neenaz and Rustom Mody; July 19
A girl to Farzana and Neville Daruwalla; July 21
A boy to Nilofer and Murad Currawalla; July 24
Twins (girl and boy) to Pearl and Meherwan Daruvala;
July 27
A boy to Farzin and Ruzan Desai; July 30
died
consigned
Dali Minocher Karanjia (72), residing at B/305, Datta Krupa Soc, near Kastury School, Bhandup (W), 400078; July 22
Freny Murzban Vatcha (72), 102, Swapnadeep, Shankar Ngr, near Apna Bazaar, J. P. Rd, Andheri (W), 400053;
July 22
Hoshang Burjorji Pastakia (90), 2B/21, Tata Mills Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Elphinstone Rd, Parel, 400012; July 22
Zubin Keki Bharucha (58), 799, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; July 23
Sheroo Ratan Kasad (86), 10/12, Lentin Bldg, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; July 24
Khorshed Zarir Engineer (77), 658, Khorshed Abad, Firdoshi Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; July 24
Silloo Jehangir Master (82), 659, Keki Hse, Sohrab Palamkot Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; July 24
Thrity Jahangir Suraliwalla (62), B1/A8, Tata Mills Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Elphinstone Rd, Parel, 400012; July 24
Silloo Burjurji Bulsara (85), 275/1, Boyce Bldg, Zoroastrian Clny, Chikalwadi, Tardeo, 400007; July 25
Banoo Jehangirji Amra (90), 103, Meher Homes, Gandhi Ngr, Stn Rd, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; July 25
Farrokh Pheroze Munsif (62), 7, Lady Navajbai Tata Bldg, Tata Blocks, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; July 26
Burjor Jamshedji Wadia (96), C-1, Jer Baug, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Byculla, 400027; July 26
Homai Dara Rana (95), 8/5, Malcolm Baug, S. V. Rd, Jogeshwari (W), 400102;
July 26
Mahrukh Fali Vania (72), D-5,
Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; July 27
Dady Nawroji Kavarana (88), A-01, Zarina Park, Sion Trombay Rd, opp B. A. R. C. main gate, Mankhurd, 400088; July 27
Jeroo Kekobad Magra (89), 701/B, Gai Bldg, 647, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; July 27
Kausi Jamshed Sanjana (47), 202, 207, Laxmi Height, Jawahar Ngr, Rd no 16, Goregaon (W), 400104; July 28
Mehroo Homi Hotelwala (86), 7/11, B. S. Panthaki Baug, Sanatorium Lane, Visanji
Rd, Andheri (E), 400069;
July 29
Keki Khushru Shroff (47), Room no 5, Dinshaw Petit Bldg, Marzban Clny, Gilder Lane, 400008; July 29
Kaikhushroo Ardeshir Nejadkay (93), Vatcha Gandhi Bldg, 703, Hughes Rd, 400007;
July 30
Yezdi Jehangir Mehta (72), 1-6/4, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; July 30
Perin Jamshedji Press (92), 204-A, Yusuf Mans, Khetwadi Back Rd, 400004; July 31
Homi Ratanshaw Wadia (77), Room no 12, Sir Ratan Tata Bldg, Sir Ratan Tata Rd, Tardeo, 400034; August 1
cremated
Eruch Bhikhaji Elavia (80), Alpaiwala Bldg, M. M. C. Rd, Mahim, 400016; July 18
Shahpur Jal Bhagwagar (73), 11, Engineer Bldg, Sleater Rd, 400007; July 20
Gelann Merwan Irani (72), B, Rustom Court, Dr A. B. Rd, Worli, 400025; July 26
Jal Boman Khodaiji (68), 1, Wadia Hse, Khareghat Clny, 22, Hughes Rd, 400007;
July 26
Dinoo Jehangir Billimoria (91), 6, Kalpataru, 39, Peddar Rd, 400026; July 28
Thrity Mehlli Munshi (82), A-15, Mehta Bldg, Captain Clny. Haji Ali, 400034;
July 29
Pervez Savaksha Homavazir (72), 103, Nirmala Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, J. P. Rd, near Rajkumar Hotel, Andheri (W) 400058; July 31
BULSAR
died
Roshan Dhunjishaw Dumasia (73), 304, Mahalaxmi Tower, Tithal Rd, 396007; July 15
NAVSARI
died
Nozer Homi Patel (69), brother of Rohinton and Bomi; July 23
Sam Sorabji Kasad (81), father of Kali and Keshmira Khushroo Deboo; July 26
POONA
died
Kayomarz Noshirwan Dastoor (37), husband of Nazneen and father of Arshan and Arianna; July 24
SURAT
died
Kumi Jalejar Dumasia (80), mother of Shazin Maheryar Patel; July 21
Vispi E. Patel (67), husband
of Behroz and father of
Shezad, Yasmin and Armin; July 23
Dara Rustomji Bhathena (66), husband of Makki and father of Delzad and Sanaya Navroz Sutariya; July 24
Shezad Vesuna (30), son of Khorshed and late Gev, husband of Tanaz and brother of Yazdan; July 29
Adi Tehmurasp Patel (88), father of Tehmton and Behroz Gustad Pajnigara; July 30
Nargish Burjorji Gandhi (89), mother of late Hoshang and Yazdi; July 31
Zarin Nevil Kavarana (46), 7, Unwala Bldg, Dhatigara St, Nanpura, 395001; July 31
Aspi Fakirji Makhania, husband of Mehru and father of Monaz Merzad Jamadar, Farzin
Farzan Asundaria and Tanaz Rayomand Elavia; July 31
• • •
CANADA
died
Boman Behram Boatwalla, husband of Roshan and father of Vera and Dinar; May 7
Ontario
died
Homai Gazdar, mother of Adil in Mississauga; April 4
Adi Meherji Ghadiali, brother of Goolcher Bastani; April 8
Mehroo Chothia, wife of Rohinton and mother of Firuza and Rayomand in Newmarket; April 27
Pervaze Rabadi, husband of Roshan and father of Neville in Toronto; May 15
Jamshed Jam (87), husband
of Parvin and father of Manochehr, Bahram and Mandana
in Toronto; June 20
IRAN
died
Arash Kasravi in Kerman; July 26
NEW ZEALAND
died
Phiroze Nariman Mehta,
husband of Banoo and father
of Rashna Hoshang Tata and Percy in Auckland; July 23
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Dilnawaz (Dinoo) Petigara, sister of Mahzareen Mama; July 27
Homai Minocher Anklesaria, mother of Bomi; August 3
UK
died
Hoshang Nowshir Jungalwalla (69), husband of Bernadette (Bernie) and father of Harron and Oskar; July 22
USA
died
Govhar Khodamorad Aidun-Mehrafshani, mother
of Fariborz, Giti and Mehranguiz; April 3
Viraf Darukhanawalla (77), husband of Villoo and father of Mahazabeen Ariz Master; April 3
Hooman Fereidoon Kamyar, husband
of Paridokht and father of Farzad;
May 15
Ardeshir Pourdehghan, husband of Mahrokh and father of Mehran and
Mehrbod; May 16
Behnaz Marzban, wife of Shahriar and mother of Pirooz and Parinaz; May 24
California
died
Manouchehr Sohrab Shahzadi, husband
of Katy and father of Neil in Orange
county; March 26
Farhad Khurshed Minwalla, father of Sherizaan, Omar and Shama in Los
Angeles; May 5
Arastoo Ghandeharizadeh (86), husband
of Mehrangiz and father of Shahryar, Shahram, Koorosh and Kambiz;
May 30
Florida
died
Freni Minocher Kharas, mother of
Goher and late Meherjee in Clewiston; April 29
Rustom Vania, father of Minoo, Sorab and Farhad; May 31
Illinois
died
Sohrabji Mogal, father of Farhad and Mahrukh in Palos Hills; March 24
Indiana
died
Sam Minocher Patel, father of Scott in Indiana; April 2
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-August 1, 2020
Marriages: 31
Parsi: 31
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 480
Consigned to dakhmas: 428
Males: 195, Females: 233
Cremated: 52
Males: 30, Females: 22
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver