Milestones

Milestones data, primarily for the first half of March 2009, is published herein.

Due to the ongoing election coverage, we are unable to publish the death list for the first 15 days of March. The complete list will be printed in our May 7, 2009 issue.

The age of Zoroastrian brides (as listed in this issue) ranged between ­23 and 38 years, the arithmetic mean — the total number of individual ages divided by the total number of brides — being 27 years. The corresponding figures for the grooms were 25 and 35 years, averaging at 29 years.

It was heartening to note that there were 12 babies born in the former half of March 2009.

The data on births, marriages and deaths has been compiled from information supplied by various newsletters and anju­mans in India and abroad, courts and hospitals. This information is not always complete or consistent: we are unable to carry data from areas where the anju­mans do not furnish the particulars; the birth figures for Bombay are supplied by two hospitals — births in suburban hospitals and private nursing homes are not included unless individuals send us information together with a copy of the birth certificate. There may be an inadvertent repetition of names in the marriage list when a civil marriage precedes a religious ceremony. In the break-up of deaths according to illnesses, especially of the elderly, death is often due to a combination of several diseases.

If readers have any births/ marriages/deaths they would like pub­lished, some proof to ensure the veracity of the report would be required. We are sure our readers would appreciate this requirement and cooperate with us.

AHMEDABAD

married

Sheizen Dutia and

Phiroze Naval Edulji on November 4, 2008

BANGALORE

died

Freny Anklesaria; October 24

BOMBAY

born

A girl, Shanaya, to Nina and Paitizad Driver, sister to Rushad; October 25

A boy to Neelofer and Yezdan Irani; March 2, 2009

A boy to Havovi and Ashish Contractor; March 3

A boy, Varzan, to Khushnuma and Xerxes Amin; March 3

A girl to Tinaz and Hoshedar Kapadia; March 3

A boy to Behnaz and Jimmy Suratia; March 5

A girl to Roshini and Mirron Unwalla; March 5

A girl to Sheetal and Manek Anklesaria; March 6

A girl to Asheesh and Ruzbe Lalla; March 6

A boy, Deahnoush, to

Parizad and Vishtaad Udwadia; March 9

A boy to Manik and Burges Daruwalla; March 10

A girl, Merzina, to Naznin

and Mehernosh Irani, sister to Kayan; March 10

A boy to Jhaneen and F. Mistry; March 13

married

Arnavaz Hoshang Khan

and Roozan Sam Dotivala; March 1

Tanyushka Yezdi Khariwala and Sheroy Pervez Wadia; March 1

Fauzia Rohinton Irani and Zubin Rusi Vajifdar; March 1

Azita Faridoon Ghobadi

and Plumarz Nozer Mistry; March 2

Paricheher Kerman Nowsherwanji and Sheroy Shavir Mistry; March 2

Pearl Kersi Katpitia and Vistaspa Nanu Sethna;

March 2

Mehtab Minoo Irani and Percy Homi Chargeman; March 3

Tanaz Purvez Patel and Noshirwan Mehli Keravala; March 3

Farah Firoze Irani and Shazaad Khodamorad Zorabian; March 6

Dilshad Pheroze Billimoria and Zarir Hoshang Homavazir; March 7

Taronish Rustom Taraporewalla and Naushaad Rustom Ginwalla; March 9

Rokhsar Dinyar Morawala and Rohinton Sarosh Tarapore; March 12

Kaizeen Keki Tampal and Khoremand Noshir Bharucha; March 13

Tanaz Behram Engineer and Zubin Rustom Dupattawala; March 13

Zeeba Sarosh Irani of Poona and Mehrshab Tehempton Irani of Poona; March 14

CALCUTTA

married

Gulnar Aspi Bulsara and Jahan Noomi Mehta;

December 21, 2008

died

Mehru Adi Choksey;

October 28

Darius Jehangir Antia; November 20

Dina Shiv Mathur;

December 21

DARJEELING

died

Nuswan Burjor Madan; October 15

NAGPUR

died

Frenny Dosabhai Chinoy (83), mother of Nargis Aftab Bharucha; March 14, 2009

POONA

born

A girl, Veera, to Zeenia and Porus Satha; October 17, 2008

married

Sanam Noshir Songadwala and Darius Pithawala; November 9

died

Rusi Eruchshaw Divecha (72), 4, Abhanga Apt, 44, Sassoon Rd, 411001; March 10, 2009

Norshir Marzban Motiwalla (77), D-105, Parsi Clny, Lullanagar, 411040;

March 11

HYDERABAD

died

Khorshed Burjorji Batliwala, mother of Piroja; March 4

SURAT

died

Dhun Framroz Bhamgara (85), Rustomba Bldg, Shahpore, 395003; March 13

Narges Framroz Panthaki (76), 12/2831-32, Shirin Mans, Bibiniwadi, 395003; March 14

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CANADA

Ontario

born

A boy, Neville Jeremiah, to Elizabeth and Merzi Dastoor; February 20

A boy, Ethan Nicholas, to Firuza and Robert Ayoup in Ajax; March 3

A boy, Mithra, to Khushamin and Hormuzd Chothia,

brother to Taronish and Kayishmand in Bramptom; March 10

died

Homai Aspy Ayrton in Hamilton; November 27, 2008

Jamshid Khodavandi, husband of Farkhondeh and father of Mehraban, Mahnaz and Bahram in Toronto;

March 6, 2009

PAKISTAN

Karachi

born

A girl, Nazish, to Armin and Marezban Patel; January 20

A boy, Farhad, to Najoo

and Mehernosh Dumasia; February 20

A boy, Shahan, to Kaizer and Behram Irani; February 21

A boy, Xerius, to Sehr and Danesh Mavalvala; March 6

married

Natasha Dossu Minwalla and Zain Pheroze Bharucha; February 28

USA

born

A girl, Sanaya, to Ekta

and Rustam Dastur;

November 4, 2008

died

Rayhan Carl Rogers, son

of Khurshid and Jeff and brother of Zehan;

February 13, 2009

Compiled by Roxana A. Driver