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
Freny Rusi Kavina, wife of late Rusi and mother of Persis and Mehernoz on April 25, 2023
Bombay
died
consigned
Soona Xerxes Panthaky (71), wife of Xerxes, daughter of late Faredoon Bharucha, mother
of Shahrzaad and sister of Farrokh Bharucha, residing at The Homestead, 6, Kashiram Navrange Marg, 400007;
April 13
Jal Homee Billimoria (78), husband of Silloo, son of late Meheran and late Homee and brother of late Tannaz Pheroze Tarapore, Havovi Godrej Dotivala, Roshan Keki Wadia and late Jeroo Cawsi Malwa, 4, Soona Mhl, Netaji Subhash
Rd, Marine Drive, 400020; April 14
Minoo Maneckshaw Ghiara (91), husband of late Zini, son of Dhunmai and late Maneckshaw, father of Adil, Mehelli and Zubin and brother of Jal and late Burjor, C-9, Sharadashram, Bhavani Shankar Rd, Dadar (W), 400028; April 16
Pervez Kaikhushroo Kanga (82), husband of late Dolly, son of late Mehra and late Kaikhushroo and brother of Adi, Rusi, Firoze, Pervin, late Cyrus and Roshan, 13/A, Soonawalla Bldg, 12th Cross Lane, Khetwadi, Girgaon, 400004; April 16
Gauvere Rustom Irani (94), daughter of late Meheramai and Rustom Irani and sister of Boman, late Sheroo, Khodu and Soli, T/15, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; April 16
Ratan Nadirshaw Italia (78), husband of Kashmira, son of late Hillamai and Nadirshaw, father of Geeti Donesh Irani and Ronitaa and brother of late Kershasp, A-13, A. S. Mistry Bldg, opp M. D. College, Dr Shirodkar Rd, Parel, 400012; April 17
Pervez Homi Mistry (78), husband of Hilloo, son of late Sheroo and Homi Mistry, father of Mehernosh and Parizad Ambrish Sukhani and brother of late Aban (Namratta) Hirjee and late Mehroo, 6, Scheherazade, off Arthur Bunder Rd, Colaba, 400005; April 17
Soonoo Jamshedji Vesuna (87), daughter of late Jamshedji and late Manijeh and sister of late Rusi, Dali, Khushru, Dinoo Rusi Dotiwalla, Khorshed and Aloo, 14/5, Vijay Niwas, Sleater Rd, N. Bharucha Marg, Grant Rd, 400007; April 17
Nergish Fali Baria (77), wife of Fali, daughter of late Jer and Meherwanji Shroff, mother of Adil and sister of Dinoo Hoshang Wania and Shernaz Kerman Gagrat, 36, Dev Chhaya Co-op Hsg Soc, opp Brand Factory Mall, Tardeo Rd, Haji Ali, 400034; April 18
Roda Hiraji Parakh (85), daughter of late Shera and Hiraji and sister of late Najoo Phiroze Bhabha and late Rusi, 7/3A, Sir Tata Clny, Tardeo Rd, Tulsiwadi, 400034; April 18
Farrokh Jal Bhagwagar (79), husband of Meena, daughter of late Mona and Jal and father of Jal, Nina and Jehan, 5/11, Engineer Bldg, Sleater Rd, 400007; April 19
Piloo Naval Doctor (98), wife of late Naval, daughter of late Nergis and late Tehmurasp, mother of Cyrus and late Gev and sister of late Nasli, Keki, Homi, Gullu and Villo, 8, Old Khareghat Clny, N. S. Patkar Rd, 400007; April 19
Armaity Khurshed Vatarwalla (73), wife of late Khurshed, daughter of late Tehmina and Faredoon Besania, mother of Monaz Jimmy Guard and sister of Aspi Besania, Percy Besania, Mahrukh and late Khushroo Besania, 84, Patel Apts, Agiary Lane, Tembi Naka, Thana, 400601; April 19
Jehangir Dadiba Chinoy (82), husband of Soonu, son of late Piroja and Dadiba and brother of Nozer and late Honey Pervez Billimoria, 791, Percy Manor, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; April 21
Rati Dali Jasoomoney (81), wife of late Dali, daughter of late Jerbanu and Phirojsha Shroff, mother of Dick and Sunnu Kersi Patel and sister of late Rusi Shroff, Keki Shroff and Aloo, 14, Maneckji Petit Bldg, Marazban Clny, opp Navjivan Soc, Gilder Lane, 400008; April 21
Sam Minocher Mahaluxmivala (92), husband of Narges, son of Mehera and Minocher and father of Zareen Darius Kotwal, Pervin Poonawala and Jehangir, 12, Firuz Ara, 160, M. Karve Rd, Cooperage
Bandstand, 400021; April 21
Farokh Eruchshaw Jamula (82), husband of Zareen and son of late Eruchshaw, 316/318/A, Kanta Bldg, next to Super Cinema, Grant Rd, 400007; April 22
Khorshed Bahadur Daruvala (87), wife of Bahadur, daughter of late Mehra and Erachshaw Dastur and sister of Dhanji (Bomi) Dastur and late Faramroze Dastur, A/607, Blase View, Maharashtra Rd, Amroli Village, 400058;
April 23
Hutoxi Jimmy Sadri (65), wife of late Jimmy, daughter of late Silloo and Homi Malesaria, mother of Delshad Homiyar Dumasia and Khushnuma Cyrus Bharucha and sister of Rohinton Malesaria, 604 D, Khurshed Hse, Lady Jehangir Rd, Dadar (E), 400014;
April 24
Homi Khurshedji Sethna (93), husband of late Freni, son of Banubai and late Khurshedji, father of Behram, Lily and Avan and brother of late Pirojshah, Minocher, Bomansha, Dhunjishaw, Colah, Dhunmai and Frenymai, 117/118/ G, Bhiwandiwalla Ter, Dhobi Talao, 400002; April 24
Roshan Sorab Broacha (93), daughter of late Phiroza and Sorab and sister of late Phiroze, Vista, Farooq and Perin, 10, Firpos Bldg, 47 A, Bhulabhai Desai Rd, Cumballa Hill, 400026; April 25
Kersi Phiroze Doctor (69), son of late Dhun and Phiroze, 654, Rashnav, Firdausi Rd, near D. P. Y. A. School, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; April 25
Neville Darabshaw Sanjana (77), husband of Vishan, son of late Naju and Darabshaw, father of Monaz, Ruby and Ashish and brother of Katy Edul Gotla, 403/A, Raval Enclave, Raval Ngr, Mira Rd, Bhayander, Thana, 401107; April 25
cremated
Roshan Nariman Irani (89), wife of late Nariman, daughter of late Gover and late Merwan Irani (Shotori), mother of Mahrukh Tony McDonald, Sarosh, Rukhshana Sheriar Irani, Zubin and Anahita Aspi Jarrah and sister of late Behram Irani (Shotori), Sarwar Hoshang Pithawalla, Dolly Rustom Irani, Banoo Kurewala, Perin Marazban Irani, Shirin Jehangir Irani and Piroja Eruch Mistry, 70/H, Dawar Hall, old Khandala Rd, Lonavala, 410401; April 18
Arnawaz Behram Mehta (85), wife of late Behram, daughter of late Freny and late Kaikhushru Partovi, mother of Nazban and sister of late
Bomi Partovi, late Behli Partovi, late Homi Partovi and late Kersi Partovi, 87, Janma- bhoomi Marg, Fort, 400001;
April 18
Jehangir Jalejar Bengali
(75), husband of Sunita, son of late Najamai and late Jalejar, father of Dilshad and Hufrish and brother of Yazdi, Nargish and late Rusi, 1/3, Tarachand Bldg, Captain Clny, Tardeo, 400034; April 25
Yasmin Baman Irani (77),
wife of late Baman, daughter
of late Gover and late Mondegar Mondegarian, mother of Rukhsana Shiruz Behruzi and Hufriz Hosheder Jehangir and sister of late Merwan, 13,
Sona Co-op Hsg Soc, 31,
Hill Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; April 26
NAVSARI
died
Sapal Darabsha Karanjawala (Vakil) (82), H-1, Avanbaug, 396445; April 27
SURAT
died
Tehmasp Rustomji Wadia (89), husband of late Banoo and father of Kershasp; April 23
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Figures for Bombay
January 1-April 26, 2023
Marriages: 20
Parsi: 20
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 214
Consigned to dakhmas: 190
Males: 94, Females: 96
Cremated: 24
Males: 11, Females: 13
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver