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.
After much persistence and perseverance, Parsiana was able to access the names of interfcommunity married couples as well as Parsi to Parsi civil marriages registered at the Old Customs House (OCH) at Fort and at Khar for the years 2024 and 2025 (till August), which we publish herewith. For interfaith unions where the name of either the groom or bride is not identifiable as Zoroastrian, they have been omitted from the listing.
The marriage officer at the OCH registered 35 interfaith unions and six community marriages for 2024. The figures for 2025 (till August) were 27 and four respectively. The Khar registers recorded 27 intercommunity marriages and two Parsi to Parsi unions for 2024 and 14 interfaith and three civil marriages for 2025 (till August).
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. As some parties do not wish the name of the deceased to be published, the actual number of those cremated may be more than the figures shown in the magazine for the concerned month.
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, Zreh, to Kaizia Pervez and Nikhil Pabbi on March 7, 2025
married
Shrunali Vishnu Gangishetty and Danish Meher Marolia; January 3, 2024
Simone Sohrab Dhondy and Arjun Malhotra; January 12
Arnavaz Behram Ghista and Darshan J. Sanghavi; January 16
Julia Louise Nazareth and Farhad Kersi Dubash;
January 23
Dinaz Farokh Mistry and Vrushash Ashok Yekhande; January 23
Azmin Behram Irani and Sahil Sahistbhai Nathani; January 25
Jul Judhair Pawar and Farhad Aspi Patel; January 29
Anusha Hemanand Suvarna and Chirag Jimmy Mistry; February 1
Roshni Kamal Bhangar
and Farzan Sarosh Patel; February 2
Swarupa Satish Mohite and Mehernosh Boman Pithawalla; February 6
Roxanne Behram Chinoy and Harsh Mahesh Shah; February 6
Jersteen Cyrus Daruwala and Ronit Bharat Dhodhesa; February 7
Zelda Vispi Dadachanji and Shahveer Rustom Irani; February 12
Parmi Kamlesh Shah and Danesh Cyrus Rustom; February 12
Shivangi Ojha and Tushad Neville Lacca; February 14
Shruti Jagdish Shah and Zubin K. Hodiwalla;
February 20
Sharmin Behram Doti-
vala and Harsh Jajoo;
February 20
Arnaaz Zubin Shroff
and Eric Zarir Dastoor; February 27
Ananya Agarwal and
Shohan Darayus Mehta; March 2
Roshni Adi Ghaswalla and Omkar Santosh Chavan; March 21
Zenia Yazdi Motiwala and Kaizad Rustomji; April 8
Sujala Newar and Rashid Mehernosh Currawalla; May 10
Natasha Kharadi and Khoresan Irani; March 20
Anjana Sukhani and Rehan Mirza; March 21
Roshni Homi Bharda
and Porus K. Daruwala; May 27
Erica Fernandes and Meherdad Jamshed Falhazada; March 27
Rounak Magoo and Sarosh Farokh Mistry; April 19
Shradha Anil Kulkarni and Reshad Vakil; April 26
Sherna Byram Doongaji and Amitabh Tiwari; June 7
Shiraz Nariman Khambatta and Rustom Sohrab Daruwalla; June 10
Rukshaar Dady Deboo
and Amal Shahir Ramjee; June 17
Safna Hassan and Yazad Jamshed Davur; June 21
Avisa Avinash Keskar
and Cyrus Jimmy Dastur; June 27
Tanvi Kishor Dhurandhar and Rohmin Rohinton Aref; July 9
Tanja Ohliger and Afraz Jehangir Eranee; July 12
Prerna Mehrotra and Shreecharan Porus Pardiwalla; July 14
Noorunisha Abubakar Shaikh and Jeraz Sarosh Bhujwala; July 18
Saanya Ashwin Mansharamani and Ness Neville Billimoria; July 26
Shanaya Jamshed Irani and Shahzian Shiraz Mubarakai; July 30
Lizanne Mildred Lobo and Hanoz Hormuz Engineer; August 30
Patricia DSouza and Kaizad Hoshi Marolia; September 9
Kaizeen Jimmy Motafram and Yehuda Arav;
September 21
Preeti Matilda Lopez and Hormazd Noshir Dastur; September 21
Kriti Agrawal and Eric Vaspar Patel; October 3
Dianne Hazeer Commissariat and Jameel Karim Sheikh; October 9
Diana Mehernosh Palia and Mohammed Saad Noaman Khan; October 24
Zara Reshad Rustomji and Jaideep Singh Chawla; November 4
Aalia Riaz Thingna and Zahaan Vakil; November 4
Fiona Maben and Jimmy K. Hilloo; November 5
Sana Najeeb Khan and Kaizad Mehernosh Patel; November 9
Parichehr Yazdi Marker and Erick Louis Monteiro; November 26
Parizad Adil Pavri and Vinit Pravin Jani; November 28
Jogna Chakravorty and Zarir Noshir Marfatia;
November 29
Tanaz Dinshaw Irani and Darius Erach Kapadia; December 2
Parinaz Neville Mistry and Sarvesh Umesh Murtadak; December 2
Tina Adil Patel and
Mehul Jyotindra Dave; December 5
Zhaver Jimmy Zaiwalla and Mithil Vilas Goraksha; December 5
Bhagyashree Sandeep Nirulkar and Rayomand Hoshang Ghasvala;
December 5
Raina Darius Kotwal
and Vishal Rajan Kothari; December 5
Shaili Pathik Chhowala and Rishad Hoshang Netarwala; December 5
Vahbiz Percy Kerawalla and Aditya Nandkishor Pawaskar; December 11
Tinaz Keki Mistry and
Ashish Suresh Raheja;
December 11
Delara Firdosh Bulsara and Ameya Jayant Manmadkar; December 15
Evelyn Similli De Souza and Fardad Dinshaw Patel; December 16
Nyomi Farad Bhathena and Myron Eustace Anthony D’Cruz; December 17
Arushi Nikhil Bajaria and Rohan Percy Neterwalla; December 17
Tanaz Aspi Tangri and
Ramkishan Ramnarayan Yadav; December 18
Monal Santosh Saxena and Vispy Rusi Jasumani; December 22
Leah Darius Khambata
and Rohan Thakur;
December 22
Aditi Sandeep Gaiwal and Rushad Kaizad Damania; December 26
Vahishta Jimmy Vazifdar and Bhavik Kishor Dodia; January 2, 2025
Shenaya Ardeshir and Ishan Manohar Hargunani; January 3
Divya Nalini Pinto and Rehan Hormaz Mehta; January 3
Misha Theron and Fre-
doon Rohinton Kapadia;
January 10
Shivanee Pethe and Percy Herver Bharucha; January 6
Prachi Yadav and Berzisht Darayush Jalnawalla; January 6
Mahzarin Vispi Pardiwalla and Paurasp Jal Waghchhipawalla; January 7
Nupur Uday Pai and Ferzan Kersi Fouzdar; January 12
Maryam Abdollah Ghanem and Jamshed Farokh Marker; January 15
Neha Jogi and Arzhan Khoorshed Doctor;
January 16
Tarjani Sharma and Rushad Sharukh Baria; January 17
Charvi Dhirendra Thakkar and Kurush Umrigar; January 17
Palak Paras Shah and
Veerash Ashish Patel;
January 23
Vishakha Pradip Panchal and Yohan Hosang Pavri; January 26
Yasmin Behram Irani and Behruz Menon; January 31
Dilnaz Kersi Choksy and Pratik Manik Pingle;
February 3
Delnaz Ardeshir Modi and Saket Bosamia; February 4
Pinaz Sarosh Mahudawala and Clinton Wesley Fernandes; February 4
Rajni Sharma and Anosh Pervez Mohta; February 4
Vidhi Upendra Shah
and Sam Firdosh Antia; February 7
Supaporn Boonsakdaporn and Rustam Phiroze Mehta; February 10
Rashna Kapadi and Amit Singh; February 10
Delnaz Siganporia and Rangarajan Padyanaban; February 14
Ayesha Zubin Shroff
and Allan Victor Mcwan;
February 15
Sanaya Sarosh Irani and Varaz Tehmasp Printer; February 19
Zenia Ermin Irani and Daksh Jain; February 21
Sanaya Rumi Tangri and Mathew Johny; February 26
Ritika Ratnani and Viraf Kerfegar Patrawala;
March 3
Ava Berzin Sethna and Stavan Jayesh Shetty; March 3
Medha Puri and Yohaane Behram Irani; March 6
Jaspal Kaur Channa
and Jehan Faram Irani; March 7
Persis Yazdi Bhot and Arzan Bhadha; April 1
Khushnaz Hormazed Bhesania and Suraj Anand Singh; April 2
Mahrukh Fakir Siganporia and Sumit Sanjay Tak;
April 8
Aliya Sattar Khan and Zahan Neville Umrigar; April 17
Ayesha Marezban Bharucha and Zeus Dhanbhoora; April 30
Arzineh Porus Chinoy
and Nikhil Jawahar Modi; April 30
Arnaz Hormazdyar Hathiram and Parvin Kumar Jain; May 2
Dilshad Parvez Umrigar and Viren Kohli; May 2
Tanaz Parvez Doctor and Farhad Rohinton Shroff; May 5
Azmin Zubin Adajania and Mohamad Arshad Hanif Panirwala; May 16
Ritika Srivastava and Yazad Ratan Irani; July 3
Sanchi Ravishanker and Pheroze Jehanbux Chichgar; July 5
Rkhi Salian and Delzan Mazkoori; July 14
Sasha Sanjay Kalrani
and Zayaan Jal Khodaiji; July 17
Benaifer Cyrus Khajotia and Parvin Roshan Patel; August 7
Delara Mistry and Eric Fredy Kapadia; August 26
Aaraz J. Sethna and Meherzad Patel; August 29
died
consigned
Meher Xerxes Dastur (49), wife of Xerxes, daughter
of Thrity and Jimmy Sidhwa and mother of Cyrus and Yohann, residing at 11/10, Rustom Baug,
Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; September 6
Bakhtawar Soli Hansotia (89), wife of late Soli, daughter of late Alamai and late Faramroze Cooper, mother of Fredy and sister of Aban Aspi Kathawala
and Roda Jijina, B6, Nowroz Baug, Dr S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; September 6
Hilla Manek Baliwala (91), wife of late Manek, daughter of late Khorshed and late Nadir Mogul and mother of Rashna Fredoon Chiniwala and Mehernosh, 14/18, A. H. Wadia Baug, Kala Chowky, Parel Tank Rd, 400033; September 7
Jal Sorabji Balsara (94), husband of late Freny, son of Dhunmai and Sorabji, father of Rashna Vispy Ardesher and Neville and brother of late Bahadur, Bahman, Jemi, late Tehmina, Hilla, Zarine, Dina and Dolly, Room no 10, Golwala Bldg, Khetwadi 8th Lane, 400004; September 7
Dinoo Ratanji Surti (73), daughter of late Ketymai and late Ratanji Surti and sister of late Silloo Surti, Homi Surti, Kersi Surti, Coomi Ankur Banerji and Parvin Surti, C, G. M.
Kherabadi Bldg, Tata Blocks, 38th Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; September 7
Sheroo Rusi Batliwalla (96), wife of late Rusi, daughter of late Merbai and Dosabhai Cooper, mother of Neville and Shiraz Daraius Gotla and sister of Keki Cooper, late Aspi Cooper, Firoze Cooper, Katy, Roshan, Khorshed and Arnavaz, 7-A, Ahura Apt, Gunpowder Rd, Mazgaon, 400010; September 8
Hilloo Kersi Jijicowna (86), wife of late Kersi, daughter of late Pilamai and late Kaikhushroo Daruwalla, mother of Semi and sister of Jemi, D-12, I. R. E. Employees Co-op Hsg Soc, Chakala, Andheri (E), 400093; September 8
Pesi Kaikhushroo Aria (89), husband of Keti, son of late Meherbai and late Kaikhushroo and father of Hormaz and Hutoxi, 2/3/4, D/204 Manish Garden Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Manish Ngr, J. P. Rd, 4 Bglws, Andheri (W), 400053; September 9
Kety Dhun Elavia (88), wife of late Dhun, daughter of late Shera and Ardeshir Nania, mother of Dinyar, Aadil and Vispi and sister of late Homay, Sohrab Nania and Thrity Rangwala A-54, Meherzin, Wodehouse Rd, opp Bank Of India, Colaba, 400005; September 9
Kersi Manekshaw Daruwalla (85), husband of Arnavaz, son of late Dhunmai and late Manekshaw, father of Khushru and brother of late Jimmy, late Hoshi, late Adi, late Freny, late Dinaz and late Aban, 811, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; September 10
Dinyar Dhunjishaw Gazdar (82), husband of Thrity, son of late Mehran and late Dhunjishaw, father of Kamal Farhad Masalawalla and Monaz Jamshed Malloo and brother of Darayas and late Noshir, 17/A-3, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; September 10
Katy Faredoon Jalnawalla (106), wife of late Faredoon, daughter of late Seramai and Dorabji Ghandhi, mother of Pervin, Bapsy Burjor Ichhaporia and Dara and sister of late Raty and Firoze Ghandhi, 630, Gemfrina, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 10
Coomi Jalejar Mistry (80), daughter of late Freny and late Jalejar and sister of Katy Mistry and Pervez Mistry, 782, Patel Bldg, M. Joshi Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; September 10
Hormaz Rustom Afagh (72), husband of Shanaz, son
of late Ferengise and
late Rustom, father of
Meherzad and Mehernaz Rozan Irani and brother
of Faredoon, Manucher
and Paribash, 14/1-A, Tata Mills Co-op Hsg Soc, Elphinstone Rd, Parel, 400012; September 11
Mahabanoo Nozer Mistry (71), wife of Nozer, daughter of late Khorshed and late Hoshang Irani and mother of Natasha Porus Pastakia and Plumarz, Kerawalla Bldg, Tata Blocks, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; September 11
Sheriar Rustamji Guard (83), husband of late Maneck, son of late
Dhunmai and Rustamji
and brother of Jehanbux and late Parvez, 9A/102, Behram Baug Parsi Clny, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; September 12
Mani Sam Vazir (83), wife of late Sam, daughter of Bachamai and late Kaikhushroo Bhesania, mother of Tushna Neville Mukadam and Shernaz Farhad Kharas and sister of Kerbanu Eruch Patel, 5A/301-302, Salsette Parsi Clny, Jijamata Rd, Andheri (E), 400093;
September 12
Jimmy Savakshah Anklesaria (86), husband of Bapsy, son of late Banoo and late Shavaksha, father of Zarina Jal Bulsara and Adil and brother of Dara, late Katy Mehta, late Dolly Mojia and late Jeroo Savak Bhatena, 7/404, Shah Behram Soc, Behram Baug Parsi Clny, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; September 13
Mehroo Navroz Vandriwala (81), wife of late Navroz, daughter of late Bapaimai and late Faredoon Buchia and sister of late Sheroo, Dolly and Nergish, G/403, Veena Beena Co-op Hsg Soc, Acharya Donde Marg, opp Sewri Bus Depot, Sewri (W), 400015; September 14
cremated
Yazdi Dhunjishaw Arethna (75), husband of
Mehernaaz, son of late Mehroo and late Dhunjishaw, father of Arash,
Arman and Janice and brother of Rohinton,
Roshan, late Perin, late Dali and late Mithoo, 811, Jame Jamshed Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 31
Nadina Kerse Naoroji (73), daughter of late Jeannie and late Kerse and sister of Nadish, 2, Fairfield Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Kumar Jethi T. Sipahimalani Marg, Churchgate, 400020; August 31
Nozer Dadiba Chinoy (80), husband of Freni, son of late Piroja and late Dadiba, father of Jessica Zal Dubash and brother of late Jehangir, 791, Percy Manor, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny,
Dadar, 400014; September 4
Firoze Meherji Avasia (76), son of late Mehru and late Meherji, 33/4, Tata Mills Co-op Hsg Soc, Elphinstone Rd, Parel, 400012;
September 6
Kersi Adi Daruwalla (75), husband of Manijeh, son of late Dolly and late Adi,
father of Tina Manish Bajpai and Khodadad and brother of late Homai Homi Hakim, 13, Baria Bldg no 3, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; September 7
BULSAR
died
Dilshad Percy Shroff (37), wife of Percy, daughter of Anahita and Homyar Chothia and sister of Ruzan Chothia, 501, Dhunhill Height, Mota Parsiwad, 396001; September 13
Adil Darabsha Ankleshwaria (67), husband of Zenobia, son of late Jaloo and late Darabsha, father of Sharukh and brother of Armity Sarosh Hansotia and late Parviz Homi Kavarana, B-32, Rustomji Master Apt, Mota Parsiwad, 396001; September 16
• • •
CANADA
Ontario
died
Farokh Adil Panthakee in Toronto; September 6
Dinyar Faredoon Dinshaw, husband of late Katie, son of late Hilla and late Faredoon, father of Porus, Rukhshan Jehangir Bulsara and Mahrukh Philly Sidhwa and brother of Rusi, late Keki, late Minoo, late Pesi and late Perin Rusi Unwala, September 8
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Mahzareen Mickey Mama, wife of late Mickey, mother of Fareeza Rustom Kakalia and Frayan and sister of
late Dinoo Petigara;
September 10
USA
Florida
died
Zenobia Behli Hansotia, wife of Behli, daughter of late Dhunmai and Feroze and sister of late Meher Hansotia; September 20
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-September 14, 2025
Marriages
Parsi: 55
Interfaith: 41
Males married out: 22
Females married out: 19
Deaths: 459
Consigned to dakhmas: 408
Males: 209, Females: 119
Cremated: 51
Males: 24, Females: 27
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver