Milestones
Intercommunity as well as civil marriages among Parsis registered at the Old Customs House (OCH) at Fort and at Khar for the period January to March 2018 are published in this issue. However, those names that could not be identified as Zoroastrian have been deleted from the listing.
The marriage officer at the OCH registered 14 interfaith unions and one community marriage. The Khar registers recorded 12 intercommunity and one civil marriage.
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, The Surat Parsi Panchayat Funds and Properties Trust, Jhansi Parsi Anjuman, Nagpur Parsi Punchayet, 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
married
Sherin Parvez Mistry and
Siddharth Sunil Balvalli on December 29, 2017
Faarah Kairus Dadachanji
and Yohan Rajesh Sachdev; January 5, 2018
Saviola Kiran Coutts and Ashtad K. Gandhi; January 6
Shaheen Contractor and Narendra Rajwani; January 8
Alishka Mukul Anand and
Karl Gayomard Bharucha; January 12
Akanksha S. Wavikar and Arzan R. Patel; January 20
Pratibha Agam Kumar Sharma and Zubin Yazdi Mistry;
January 22
Sophia Antonette Maria Concessio and Ashdin Keki Palkhiwalla; January 22
Diana Katherine Vincent and Keku Bomi Writer; January 30
Persis Dastoor and Urvax Irani; February 1
Archana Bhagalia and Jubin Mody; February 1
Sonya Hoshang Vajifdar
and Amit Satish Bhangar; February 2
Pooja Shantaram Keny
and Karl Darayus Driver; February 2
Diptee Champak Kaklotar and Adil Aspi Kolah; February 5
Mitali Bose and Noshir Dara Vania; February 5
Poonam Sharma and Jitesh Faramroz Mody; February 6
Anisha Yatin Dossa and Zarir Homi Aibara; February 8
Minty W. Jambhore and Zubin F. Bharda; February 9
Dilshad Homiyar Bhesania and Arpan Jaiswal; February 9
Mahtab Kerman Elavia and Maazyar Hormuzdyar Engineer; February 10
Perinaz Pervez Irani and Ratushtra Farokh Merchant; February 11
Krishna Y. Prajapati and Kerfegar Rashid Wadia; February 12
Khushnavi Mehta and Roshan Shetty; February 14
Rucha Shelawala and Atash Patel; February 17
Binaifer Noshir Bharucha and Ruzan Farokh Vasania; February 19
Anahita Porus Paghdiwalla and Vihang Pratap Sarnaik; February 20
Dhrishti Sanjiv Bijlani and Zehan Desai; February 22
Navaz Pirosha Dubash and Darayus Farokh Subedar; February 25
Anahita Hoshang Dotivala and Khushroo Filli Lal of Solapur; February 27
Anahita Keki Billimoria and Wesley Raphael Fernandes; March 3
Zeenia Ardeshir Vakil and Aditya Deepak Kamani; March 5
Ferzine Zeheer Ginwalla and Karl Daraius Mehta of Bangalore; March 5
Shanti Diwakar and Rookshad Sumariwalla; March 6
Scherezade Neville Patel
and Farshak Hormazd Irani; March 9
Roshni Homi Pastakia and Piruz Percy Bharucha;
March 11
Delsha Hoshi Daruwalla
and Behzad Jamshed Elavia; March 11
Delnavaz Rohinton Mehta and Cyrus Bomi Dadachanji; March 15
Friyaa Daraius Bandrawalla and Dan Lalan; March 15
Farida Noshir Guzdar of Navsari and Aspi Dinsha Jivasa of Nashik; March 17
Delnaz Jamshed Katgara
and Eric Jimmy Anklesaria; March 19
Samannaz Neville Tantra and Zerxis Hoshang Billimoria; March 23
Avan Feroze Sethna and Khubyar Percy Behramsha; March 27
died
consigned
Parizad Boman Irani (55), residing at G-14, Munsif Bldg, Tardeo, 400034; April 10
Jehangir Jalejar Khambata (77), 16/B, Ahura Apt, Gunpowder Rd, behind Patel Agiary, Mazgaon, 400010; April 10
Kersasp Eruchshaw Limki (76), 789, Kerawala Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; April 10
Mehru Rustomjee Dastur
Meherjirana (82), U/3,
Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400001; April 10
Freny Piroz Randelia (97), 16/10, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla (E), 400027;
April 10
Bepsy Dali Karanjia (64), B-305, Datta Krupa Soc, Datta Mandir Rd, Bhandup (W), 400078; March 11
Roshan Meher Pavri (79), C/412, Rajshir Bldg, Ashok Van, Maruti Ngr, Dahisar (E), 400068; April 11
Sarosh Ardeshir Irani (72), 18/14, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; April 12
Minoo Bejanji Mistry (86), 11/6, Tata Clny, Tardeo, 400034; April 12
Maharukh Tehmul Patel (67), S/3, 403, Sunder Ngr, S. V. Rd, Malad (W), 400064; April 13
Feroze Hormasji Bamboat (89), M-12, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; April 14
SECUNDERABAD
died
Coomi Keki Tarapore (79),
sister of Kety Billimoria;
April 7
• • •
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Roshan Patel, wife of Farrokh and mother of Neville and
Parinaz Adil Desai; April 15
Shirin Tehmurasp Tengra, mother of Zenia Zarksis
Anklesaria, Kashmira Kersi Magol, Rayomand and Cyrus; April 15
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-April 14, 2018
Marriages: 84
Parsi: 58
Interfaith: 26
Males married out: 17
Females married out: 9
Deaths: 176
Consigned to dakhmas: 162
Males: 77, Females: 85
Cremated: 14
Males: 7, Females: 7
Compiled by Roxan A.Driver