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.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, Parsiana was unable to earlier access the names of intermarried couples who had registered at the Fort and Khar offices last year. Hence, the names of interfaith marriages for 2020 are being published in this issue.
The list of the deceased and 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.
BOMBAY
married
Simrat Kaur Palwindersing Boparai and Ardeshir Maneck Patel on January 3, 2020
Tina Prithi Lasrado and Neville Savio Edal-Behram; January 9
Nikita Hormazd Cooper and Rushad Ruzbeh Bhagwagar; January 10
Gauri Bharat Choksey and Arzan Yazdi Dandiwala;
January 10
Tinaaz Filly Elavia and Dipesh Dalpat Gohil; January 20
Payal Ramkishor Tripathi and Arzaan Maneck Tavadia; January 21
Tushna A. Elavia and Jayesh C. Dalvi; January 22
Mangal Kalyan Gaikwad and Yezdiar Navroji Edalbehram; January 22
Riya Ajay Kamulkar and Farzad Firoze Wadia;
January 30
Gayatri Singh and Astad Gev Patel; February 3
Zennia Rohinton Ranji and Saransh Sharma; February 3
Shanaya Sharookh Mehta
and Aalay Milan Parikh; February 7
Gurpreet Kaur and Zubin Khan; February 10
Mahtab Zarsis Mody and Kumar Nagendran Kuchin; February 12
Kainaat Arora and Neville
Nariman Bodhanwala;
February 28
Madhavi Pandurang
Deshpande and Sorab Burzis Pithawala; February 28
Nainaaz Korosh Irani and Udayan Ajit Shah; February 28
Anshu Aurora and Roozbeh N. Divecha; March 3
Gayatri Kohli and Yohan Kali Vaid; March 3
Pia Mehernosh Sidhwa and Vinayakjeet Jitendra Kumar; March 6
Rhea Vinod Kewalramani and Rustam Jehangir Sethna; March 18
Ankita Anand Shetty and Daraius Minoo Pherozshaw; March 20
Smith Machhindra Puthran and Afshin Boman Kohinoor; May 21
Asmita Pramod Bhaskar
and Rushad Cyrus Karbhari; May 22
Zenobia Rohinton Chinoy
and Jinesh Tarun Shah;
May 28
Kala Agarwal and Percy A. Dadrawala; May 29
Vabez Sarosh Wankadia and Dheeraj Sharma; June 11
Pearl Dinyar Dumasia and Gagandeep Singh Narula; September 16
Sharmin Naozer Baldawala and Mohit Hiro Bhatia;
September 21
Rhea Rohinton Lawyer
and Bhavin Gajria;
September 21
Roxane Rohinton Bhot and Puneet Jain; September 22
Mahazarine Jimmy Ranikhetwala and Hormazd Jemee Nawerawala; October 6
Vibhuti Thakkar and Yazad Padam Balsara; October 12
Namha Malhotra and
Edul Jal Mahudavala;
October 20
Mehnaz Viraf Ghadiali
and Umair Arif Saudagar; October 21
Valentina D’Silva and Justin Patel; October 29
Karishma Behram Khodaiji and Jai Shyam Ganatra;
October 30
Jaya Chandru Malkani
and Rushad Cyrus Mehta; November 3
Tejaswita Pramodrao Nalawade and Burzin Jal Somandy; November 17
Spenta Hoshang Havewala
and Shyam Ajit Kapadia;
November 19
Kainaz Minoo Bhamgara and Hufeza Mohamedi Chataiwala; November 27
Sakshi Gehani and Behzad Irani; November 27
Shrutika Babu Waghmare and Sohrab Ardeshar Vakharia; November 27
Nelly Wadia and Rishash Ullal; December 7
Sanaya Bharucha and Gaurav Singh; December 14
died
consigned
Parviz Sorabji Meherhomji (83), residing at A6/301, 2nd Phase, Brahmand Co-op Hsg Soc, Azad Ngr, Thana, 400607; January 13, 2021
Minoo Homi Batlivala (91), 303, Silver Cascade, Mount Mary Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; January 14
Khurshid Vistasp Patel (66), 1405, Morning Glory, Everest World, Kolshet Rd, opp Bayer India Co, Kolshet, Thana (W), 400607; January 15
Jal Limjibhai Dastur (73), 5, C. D. Baug, S. V. Rd, Goregaon (W), 400104; January 15
Baheram Ratansha Antroliwalla (75), 5/12/11, Sangam Apt, Sector no 11, Nerul (E), New Bombay, 400706; January 17
Khorshed Sam Katrak (72), 17/A/07, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla (E), 400027; January 18
Roda Jehangir Balsara (93), B/3, Cuffe Castle, Cuffe Parade, 400005; January 18
Noshir Kaikhasroo Tantra (84), 1301/02, Swapnalok 2, Marve Rd, Adarsh, Malad (W), 400064; January 18
Peshotan Keikhushru Mogal (81) 1, C. M. Banaji Bldg, Forjet St Cross Lane, Gowalia Tank, 400036; January 19
Roshan Gustad Divecha
(80), 6, Contractor Bldg, Sussex Rd, Byculla, 400027; January 20
cremated
Shernaz Jamshed Mistry (69), 792, Dina Manzil, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; January 13
Bapsy Faramroz Doctor
(Lazarus) (87), C/45,
Meherzin, Wodehouse Rd, Colaba, 400005; January 24
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-24, 2021
Marriages: 5
Parsi: 5
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 32
Consigned to dakhmas: 25
Males: 12, Females: 13
Cremated: 7
Males: 4, Females: 3
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver