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 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-Hyderabad, Jhansi Parsi Anjuman, Nagpur Parsi Punchayet, Fram Framji of Karachi and Dr Ardeshir Damania of California.
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.
BANGALORE
died
Aban Nadirshah Unvalla (75), sister of Adil, late Roshan,
Yezdi and Khurshed on
December 16, 2017
BARODA
born
A boy to Shirin and Danesh Anklesaria; September 19
BOMBAY
died
consigned
Eddie Phiroz Bharucha (100), residing at 24, Hampton Court, 125, Wodehouse Rd, Colaba, 400005; December 14
Jamshed Nadershaw Master (85), G2/9, Shapur Baug, Vithalbhai Patel Rd, 400004; December 14
Banoo Nowroji Daroga
(89), Fionika Bldg, 59B,
Walkeshwar Rd, 400006; December 15
Freny Dhanjishah Dastoor (74), C-2, Petit Bldg, Avabai Petit St, Grant Rd, 400007; December 16
Jer Gaive Kapadia (96), 666, New Orient Hse, near Five Gardens, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; December 16
Adeel Tehmuras Bodhanwalla (62), 3-15/B, Aruna Nivas, Sleater Rd, Grant Rd, 400007; December 17
Nergesh Minoo Hodiwalla (85), 2-C, 18, Batawala
Bldg, Raghavji Rd, 400036; December 17
Goolrukh Shapoor Dehmeri (89), 6/7B, Old Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, 400007; December 18
Kety Minoo Forbes (86), Room no 6, 13, Vakil Block, Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, 400007; December 18
Kaikobad Pestonji Patel (92), 24, Poornima, S. B. Rd,
Colaba, 400005; December 18
Freny Dhunjishaw Kapadia (92), 1103-A, Hilla Towers, S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; December 19
Merwan (Mehli) Behram Zack Gholvadwala (92), 3, Jeevan Satyakam LIC Bldg, 57, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; December 23
cremated
Hilla Nariman Mistri (82),
C-2, Ionic, Justice Vyas Marg, Colaba, 400005; December 24
INDORE
died
Tehemton Meher Thanevala (95), husband of Banoo and father of Rohinton and Gev; December 2
JAMSHEDPUR
died
Mehernosh D. Battiwalla; December 9
POONA
died
Shahrokh R. Irani (67),
husband of Firoza and father
of Cherag; December 27
SECUNDERABAD
died
Minoo Dady Vasaigara (63), husband of Arnavaz and father of Rohan and Tina X. Shroff; November 29
SURAT
died
Faramroze Kaikhushroo Cooper (76), 1/B, Anjanee Towers, Parle Point, 395003; November 1
UDVADA
died
Jehanbux Behramsha Bharda (66), husband of Tanaz and
father of Sarosh and Bakhtawar; December 12
WELLINGTON
died
Frene Jehangir Desai (97), Wahnfried, Pemberley Est,
Barracks Post, 643232;
November 22 (cremated)
• • •
CANADA
Ontario
died
Bakhtawar Daruwalla,
mother of Zareer and Niloufer; December 12
Shawak Hira (100), father
of Farokh and Jamshed in Toronto; December 15
HONG KONG
died
Rusy Motabhoy Shroff
(100), husband of Purviz; November 23
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Rustom Dinshaw Kabraji,
husband of Meher;
December 3
Byram Cowas Mehta, father
of Armeen; December 11
Asfandiyar Rustom Irani
(Quetta), father of Cyrus; December 12
Maharukh Nariman Bhilad-
wala, mother of Rayomand
and Hufrish Shroff;
December 14
Kamal Hansotia, wife of Noshir and mother of Fiona and Hoshang; December 20
SWITZERLAND
died
Abtin Sassanfar (89),
husband of Mehrafzoun
and father of Archia, Yassanian and Mandana in Geneva; August 23
USA
California
died
Soonoo Fali Kanga, mother
of Deelnavaz Daraius
Tarapore in Los Angeles;
December 16
New York
died
Dina Neville Wadia (98), mother of Nusli and Diana; November 2
Texas
died
Meherwan Boyce, husband
of Zarine and father of
Phiroz and Anita in Houston; December 21
Washington
born
A girl, Shirin, to Karishma and Kaizad Irani, sister to Ziaan in Redmond; September 6
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January-December 23, 2017
Marriages: 97
Parsi: 58
Interfaith: 39
Males married out: 19
Females married out: 20
Deaths: 728
Consigned to dakhmas: 656
Males: 296, Females: 360
Cremated: 72
Males: 35, Females: 37
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver