Milestones

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.
The last few names of those deceased in December 2017 find mention here.
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 December 2017: Heart disease felled 28 Zoroastrians, 18 of whom were in the 80+ age category. While pneumonia/lung disease took the lives of eight patients, three fell prey to septicemia and two each to old age/general debility and anemia. Isolated causes of deaths were brain disease, kidney failure, cancer, septic shock, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. A male centenarian was the eldest to breathe his last and the youngest passed away at 62 years, also a male. The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for the last month of 2017 in Bom­bay was 84 years.
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.

BOMBAY
born
A boy to Tanaz and Geoffrey Wilson on December 1, 2017
A girl, Varenna, to Shireen and Kaiyan Mistree; December 5
A boy to Niloufer and Marzi Mehta; December 7
A girl, Araya, to Farrah and Meherzad Patel; December 12
A girl to Swati and Bakhtiyar Irani; December 14
A boy to Dilfrina and Aaftaab Vakil; December 14
A boy to Nazneen and Parazad Bilimoria; December 15
A girl to Danish and Meherab Vakil; December 23

married
Yasmin Dadi Daruwalla
and Rohinton Kurus Sethna;
September 1
Priyanka Homi Pardiwala of Valsad and Shahzad Rumi Beramji; September 2
Silloo Rohinton Pocha and Kaizad Farrokh Keravala; September 16
Nazaneen Khushroo Bhansali and Porus Noshir Patrawla; November 3
Kainaz Bomi Patel and Carlshen Firoze Wadia; November 4
Mehereen Jehangir Irani and Zahir Boman Irani of Madras; November 5
Khurdeh Jolly Siganporia
and Arjasp Aspi Shroff;
November 5
Freny Kersi Daruvala and Behzad Ardaviraf Mogal; November 10
Friyan Yazdi Captain and
Nasha Noshir Dubash;
November 11
Jennifer Parvez Hilloo
and Farzad Gustad Sadri; November 11
Arzin Hoshi Siganporia and Shahzad Parvez Yazdi of Virginia, USA; November 12
Tehnaz Sarosh Tavadia of Poona and Shahvir Rohinton Anklesaria; November 21
Delzeen Bomi Mistry and
Pashin Rohinton Sanga;
November 25
Scherazad Neville Kootar and Aresh Dinshaw Daruwalla of New South Wales, Australia; November 26
Benisha Rayomand Bhesania and Hormuz Noshir Parekh; November 26
Sharon Adi Batliwalla and Ahuramazda Verzavand
Postvala; November 26
Villruza Kersi Nazer and Yazad Dinshaw Wadia; November 27
Meher Yazdi Chinoy and Vispi Boman Wadia; November 30
Meher Rohinton Doctor and Shahryar Hoshedar Anklesaria; December 1
Meher Rumi Patel and Zenhar Dinyar Marolia; December 1
Karishma Rustom Damania and Yazdan Hoshang Cooper; December 2
Khushnaz Homi Kotwal and Adil Kersi Appoo; December 3
Zeena Sharukh Golwalla and Aashdin Barjor Chivalwala; December 4
Pinaz Dara Zaroliwalla and Behzad Bakhtiyar Gotla;
December 4
Sherina Homa Petit and Nosherwan Hormazdiyar Vakil; December 7
Jasmine Pheroze Bharucha and Khurshed Rustom Dordi; December 8
Nazneen Aspi Kotwal and Behzad Viraf Mulla; December 10
Phiroza Hector Cooper and Shahzad Bomi Doctor;
December 11
Delnaz Zubin Laher and
Framurz Hoshang Patel;
December 11
Nicole Yazdi Pestonjamasp and Jamshed Kersi Tavadia; December 11
Benaaz Eddie Pherozshaw and Parvez Rusi Meherhomjee of Poona; December 12
Parinaz Rustom Irani and
Adil Behram Bharucha;
December 16
Farahnaz Kurush Ganjia
and Zubin Farokh Mistry; December 16
Theea Mehrnosh Allabadi
and Berjis Faredoon Mistry; December 21
Shirley Gaiv Mistry and
Hector Freddie Nadirshaw; December 21
Benaisha Rohinton Mehta and Ronnie Jimmy Zaiwalla; December 31
Khushnaz Farokh Irani and Kayzad Hormuzdyar Patel; January 1, 2018
Rashna Behram Engineer and
Arshish Sam Dastoor; January 2

died
consigned
Aspandiar Sheriar Irani (90), residing at T-7, Cusrow
Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039;
December 24, 2017
Dolly Dara Engineer (91), Room no 18, Irani Dharamshalla, Pandita Ramabai Rd, Gamdevi, 400007; December 25
Tehmi Homi Gandevia (89), Room no 12-13, Israt Chmbs, 315, A. M. S. Ali Rd, Grant Rd (E), 400007; December 25
Rusi Dinshawji Balasara (82), 6/1, Tata Clny, Tardeo, 400034; December 26
Ratanji Jalbhai Dadrawalla (71), 9, Satyabhama Co-op Hsg Soc, Ram Ganesh Gadkari Chowk, opp Kamdhanu Bldg, Navpada, Thana (W), 400602; December 27
Jaloo Jehangir Daroga (94), 7, Ness Baug Annexe-2, Nana Chowk, 400007; December 27
Fali Pirojshaw Driver (73), 502, Sinclair, 95, Hill Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; December 27
Freny Rashid Irani (80), C-201, Parsi Punchayet Complex, Walbhat Rd, Goregaon (E), 400063; December 27
Petras Jehangir Mehta (82), 15, C. D. Sethna Bldg,
Golanji Hill, Parel, 400012; December 27
Hosi Eruchshaw Sanga (74), B wing, Dosti Flamingo, Sea Flama, 605/606, Tokershi Jivraj Rd, Sewri (W), 400015; December 27
Perin Keki Daruwalla (90), 646, Gai Bldg, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; December 28
Hosi Dadiba Amroliwalla (86), 627, Dubash Bldg, A. Homavazir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; December 29
Roshan Kaikhushroo Cooper (82), 1003, Bridge View, Hansraj Lane, Byculla, 400027; December 29
Coomi Bomanshaw Karaka (92), 275 Q, Tarachand Bldg, Chikalwadi, Tardeo, 400007; December 29
Tehmurasp Rustomji Bulsara (94), 407/3B, Salsette Parsi Clny, near Pump Hse, Andheri, 400093; December 30
Soli Phiroz Panthaky (87), 617, Ahunavar Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; December 31
Soli Pirojsha Sidhwa (79), 13/F1, Godrej Hillside Clny, L. B. S. Marg, Vikroli (W), 400099; December 31

cremated
Rusi Hormusji Patel (97),
18/2, Kasturi Bldgs, J. Tata
Rd, Churchgate, 400020;
December 29
Rustom Nadirshaw Daruwalla (82), 7B/8, Tata Clny, Tardeo, 400034; December 30
Sam Zal Bastawala (87), 17/29, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; January 3, 2018
Lily Daraius Kapadia (77), 2, Bai Jeevanbai Tata Bldg no 1, New Tata Blocks, S. V. Rd, Bandra, 400050; January 6
Piroozan Dinshaw Boga (60), Wadia Bldg, 6, Babulnath Rd, 400007; January 7

POONA
died
Homi Jamshedji Jogi (100), 121 A, Veer Ashoka Soc, Lullanagar, 411040; December 9, 2017
Bomi Rustomji Patel (61), 10/A, Mody Clny, Synagogue St, 411001; December 14
Keki Ratanshah Kotwal
(83), 1704, Amanora
Tower-5, Kondhwa,
411028; December 27
Phiroza Rustom Bharucha (95), Utopia Pe-3, Wanawdi, 411040; December 29
Silloo Minoo Mehta (81), 3/5, Brindavan Gardens, Salisbury Park, 411037; December 29

SECUNDERABAD
died
Soona Mirza (86), wife of Boman; December 11
Shireen Nariman Bapooji (81), sister of Thrity; December 20 (cremated)
Jehangir Kaikushroo Banaji (95), father of Kamal and Zubin; December 28
Tehmina Soli Mehta (92), mother of Noshir; December 29
• • •
AUSTRALIA
Victoria
died
Homai Ratan Wandrewala
(86), mother of Hoshi Kyani and Armin in Melbourne;
January 3, 2018

PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Kamal Hansotia, wife of Noshirand mother of Fiona
and Hoshang Sukhia;
December 20, 2017
Nerges Dara Golwala, sister
of Freny Minoo Desai, late Manek Khushrow Behrana and Farrokh Minocher Patel; January 7, 2018

Peshawar
died
Pervin Behram Billimoria, mother of Thrity R. Desai, Cavas, Kashmira Yezdi Kharas and Farah; January 4

USA
New Jersey
died
Dara Sethna (92), husband
of Homai and father of
Dinaz Minoo Bengali in
Toms River; January 3

Texas
died
Meherwan Boyce, husband
of Zarine and father of
Phiroz and Anita;
December 21, 2017
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January-December 31, 2017
Marriages: 133
Parsi: 94
Interfaith: 39
Males married out: 19
Females married out: 20
Deaths: 747
Consigned to dakhmas: 673
Males: 306, Females: 367
Cremated: 74
Males: 37, Females: 37

Compiled by Roxan A. Driver