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.
The last few names of those deceased in January 2024 find mention here as well as those who passed away till February 9.
In the break-up of Bombay Doongerwadi deaths, especially of the elderly, death is often due to a combination of several diseases.
Causes of deaths for January 2024: Sixteen deaths were attributed to various diseases of the heart. Nine of the 16 were over 80 years. Whereas septic shock (a widespread infection causing organ failure and dangerously low blood pressure) took the lives of nine Zoroastrians, six patients each fell prey to diabetes and brain disease. Cancer and pneumonia/lung disease were the causes of deaths for three persons, while sepsis (the body’s extreme response to an infection) took two lives. Isolated deaths were due to septicemia (blood poisoning by bacteria), hypertension, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Parkinson’s disease and old age/general debility. Ninety-seven was the highest age at death, 46, the lowest. The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for January 2024 in Bombay was 80 years. The life expectancy at birth for males was 77 years and for females, 84 years.
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 to Kezia and Kaiwn
Panthaki on January 10, 2024
A girl, Natalia, to Sanaea and Carl Patel; January 28
A girl to Mitali Bose and Noshir Vania; January 30
died
consigned
Eruch Rustamji Mody (89), residing at N/14 S. B. Bharucha Baug. S. V. Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; January 25
Bikhu Cavasji Sheriar (75), daughter of late Dhunmai Cavasji Sheriar and sister of late Jehangirshaw, Khurshed, Soli, Jaloo, Aloo and Rati, F/1, Contractor Baug, Mori Rd, Mahim, 400016; January 25
Shahrukh Faramroze Dumasia (Tarmaster) (68), husband of Firangeez, son of Behroze Maneckshaw Tarmaster and father of Ayesha and Ashish, 24-17/C, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; January 26
Noshir Aspandiar Mistry (80), husband of Khorshed, son of late Perinbanoo Aspandiar
Mistry, father of Dilnavaaz Cyrus Contractor and Nazneen Poras Wadia and brother of
late Jer Hosang Contractor, 6, C. M. Banaji Bldg, opp Sai Baba Mandir, Forjett St Cross Lane, Gowalia Tank, 400026; January 26
Noshir Darabsha Mulla (81), son of late Dolet Darabsha Moolla and brother of Jer Darabsha Moolla, Vatcha Gandhi Bldg no 1,Vatcha Gandhi Rd, Gamdevi, 400007; January 26
Shiavax Framroze Doctor (93), husband of late Perin, son of late Cooma Framroze Doctor, father of Binaifer Rusi Rutnagar and Marazban and brother of Jimmy and late Goolu Rustom Cooper, 70/B, Jer Mans, A. K. Marg, Gowalia Tank, 400026; January 27
Rayomand Shapur Khandhadia (Garibi) (46), son of Ketayun Shapur Khandhadia and brother of Franak Navroz Paghdiwalla, Room no 304, Plot CTS no 489, B Wing, Motinagar, Borivali (W), 400092; January 27
Roda Aspandiar Irani (79), daughter of late Dolly Aspan-
diar Irani and sister of Rohinton, late Zarin and late Homiyar, Room no 18, 422/B, Pardiwalla Bldg, Novelty Cinema Lane, 400007; January 29
Soonu Pervez Mehta (85), wife of late Pervez, daughter of Banoobai Rustomji Vadiger, mother of Freddy and sister of Vira Noshir Hadvaid and late Arnavaz Rustom Vadiger, A/6, New Wadia Bldg, Malcolm Baug, opp Dena Bank. S. V. Rd, Jogeshwari (W), 4000102; January 30
Coomi Barjor Cooper (81), wife of late Burjor, daughter of late Soonamai Jamshedji Gandhi, mother of Nancy Burzin Aga and Kainaz Cooper and sister of Noshir Gandhi, late Keki Gandhi and late Dara Gandhi, Vatcha Gandhi Bldg no 1, Babulnath Rd, Gamdevi, 400007; January 31
Aloo Jivanji Sidhva (93), daughter of late Dina and late Jivanji and sister of late Rusi Sidhwa and late Nergish Rustom Mowdawalla, I-9, Contractor Chawl, Dadaji Kondev
Marg, Byculla (E), 400027;
January 31
Gooloo Dady Colah (92), wife of late Dady, daughter of late Hilla and late Framroz Damania, mother of Noshir and Niloufer Jamshid Ravari and sister of Maggie Irani, B/5, Shirin Mans, 228, Javji Dadaji Rd, Tardeo, 400007; February 1
Shirin Khushru Kapadia (79), wife of late Khushru, daughter of late Banu and Sheriar Irani, mother of Porus and Adil and sister of late Aspi Irani, Faredun Irani, Rustom Irani, Marazban Irani and Gulcher, 1/10, Todiwala Chawl, Sitaram Jadhav Marg, Lower Parel, 400013; February 1
Dosoo Framroze Khadiwalla (94), husband of late Hilla, son of late Pirojbai and late Framroze Khadiwalla, father of late Aban Khadiwalla and Kashmira Minocher Deboo and brother of late Noshir, Daulat Choksy and late Nergish Khadiwalla, 3, Lady Darab Tata Clny, S. V. Rd, Bandra, 400050; February 1
Homi Sorabji Patel (84), husband of Homai, son of late Tehmina and Sorabji and father of Yazad and Jasmine Farhad Bharucha, Dinbai Petit St, Grant Rd (E), 400007; February 1
Viraf Jamshedji Panthaky (70), husband of Farida, son of late Goolbai and Jamshedji, father of Tanaz Jehangir Adranvala and Rayomand and brother of Kerbanoo, late Homi and Khushroo, 8, Raj Mhl, 84, Veer Nariman Rd, near Ambassador Hotel, Churchgate, 400020; February 5
Mehernosh Dhunjishaw Bharucha (75), husband of Zarin, son of late Bachamai Dhunjishaw Bharucha, father of Rohinton, Vabiz Cyrus Mody and Pinky Navneet Ramakrishna and brother of Khurshid Ozy Ahmed, N/37, Nowroz Baug, Dr S. S. Rao Rd, Lalbaug, 400012; February 6
Perin Rusi Amrolia (88), wife of late Rusi, daughter of late Khorshedbanu Dhunjisha Mistry, mother of Zenobia Pervez Ukaji and Maharukh Dinyar Daruwala and sister of late Adi Mistry, Noshir Mistry and Ruby Noshir Dhabhar, 690, N. E. Dinshaw Bldg, Dinshaw Master Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; February 8
Khorshed Dhanjishaw Chhayela (80), daughter of late Tehmina and late Dhanjishaw and sister of Jeroo Hoshang Unwalla, late Kersi, late Noshir and late Roshan Spetiman
Panthaky, 6, Karishma Bldg, M. Pasta Rd, Dadar (E), 400014; February 8
Alloo Keki Dadiseth (77), wife of Keki, daughter of late Najoo Hirjee Madon, mother of Natasha Faridun Dotiwala and sister of Mehroo Rattan Surveyor, 8 A, Manek Apt, L. D. Ruparel Marg, Malabar Hill, 400006; February 8
cremated
Jaloo Yashvant Samant (77), wife of Yashvant, daughter of late Mani and late Naval Sethna and mother of Neville, 501 A, Subhadra Niwas, Cumballa Hill Lane, 400036; February 2
Fersasp Minoo Gheesta (75), husband of Sudha, son of Sheroo and Minoo, father of Sarosh and Mehernosh and brother of Percy and Kerbee Aspi Patel, 84/A, Nawab Bldg, Sleater Rd, Grant Rd (W), 400007; February 5
BULSAR
died
Dolly Phiroze Dubash (84), wife of late Phiroze and mother of Nawaz Dinyar Medhora, Jamshed and Yasmin Sarosh Chothia, Bai Maneckbai PBJB Bldg, Mota Parsiwad, 396001; January 28
POONA
died
Gayomard Ardeshir Sinor (90), husband of late Manek, son of late Motamai and Ardeshir, father of Pervin Yezdi Dadachanji, Ardaviraf and Porus and brother of late Nariosang, late Savaksha, late Burjor, late Manijeh Bhada and Dara,
A/54, Hariparva Residency, off Solapur Rd, 411013;
January 3
Jehangir Dadabhai Mehta (77), husband of Tanaz, son of late Dhunmai and late Dadabhai, father of Shiraz Cyrus Sethna and Zeenia Zubin Kotwal and brother of late Sam, Freny Dara Irani and Marazban, 505, Shirin Apts, 928, Synagogue St, Camp, 411001; January 30
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Figures for Bombay
January 1-February 8, 2024
Marriages: 3
Parsi: 3
Interfaith: --
Males married out: --
Females married out: --
Deaths: 63
Consigned to dakhmas: 58
Males: 30, Females: 28
Cremated: 5
Males: 1, Females: 4
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver