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.
Few names of those deceased that were missed out in the first half of June 2018 find mention here as well as a few of those who expired in the latter half of the month.
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 June 2018: The major killer — heart disease — claimed 25 lives, 16 of whom were octogenarians and nonagenarians. While pneumonia/lung disease felled seven, four patients succumed to septic shock, three to cancer and two each to diabetes, kidney failure, multi organ failure, old age/general debility and septicemia. Isolated causes of deaths were attributed to brain disease, Parkinson’s and urosepsis. In the case of one death, the coroner’s report was kept pending. While a 96-year-old male was the oldest to die, the youngest was a 51-year-old female. The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for June in Bombay was 81 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, 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
died
Katy Phiroze Chhapkhanawalla (74), residing at 670, Zaverbanoo Ter, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014 on June 5, 2018
Silloo Noshir Paliwalla (84), B/18, The Reward, next to Ganga Jamuna Cinema, Tardeo, 400007; June 5
Simin Aspi Irani (83), L1/61, Cama Park, Cama Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; June 13
Noshir Dinshaw Daruvala (89), 303/304-B, Mercury Apt, 4th Cross Rd, Samarth Ngr, Andheri (W), 400053; June 14
Freny Kaikhushru Master (79), 1/1, Tata Clny, Tardeo, 400034; June 27
Homi Cawasji Daruwalla (87), 14/A-2, New Khareghat Clny, Babulnath Rd, 400007; June 28
Minoo Burjorji Mirza (86), 643, Gulshan Ter, 9/10, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; June 28
Nergish Jamshed Engineer (76), A-403, Pink Pearl Co-op Hsg Soc, near Papdi Lake
Garden, Vasai (W), Thana, 401207; June 29
Rusi Dosabhoy Medhora (88), 8, C. D. Baug, S. V. Rd, Goregaon, 400062; June 30
Farida Kurush Irani (47), D2/52, S. B. Bharucha Baug,
S. V. Rd, Andheri, 400058; July 2
Bapsy Parvez Buhariwala (80), J/5, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400031; July 3
Dara Hormusji Sagar (79), 37, 1, Gurunagar, Four Bglw, J. P. Rd, Andheri (W), 400053; July 3
Behram Hormusji Kasad (83), Navroz Villa, 188, Dr D. B. Marg, 400007; July 4
Noshir Gustad Lawyer (86), c/o Shiraz Vispy Kapadia, 12/8, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; July 4
Burjor (Baji) Erach Sahiar (86), 626, Adenwalla Bldg, A. B. Homavazir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; July 4
Gool Jal Unwalla (77), F-53, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400001; July 4
Dali Pestonji Mistry (73), C/14, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; July 5
Eruch Eruchshah Bhawnagri (86), G-24, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; July 6
Dinshaw Kekobad Kathawala (82), 692, Chinoy Bldg, Dinshaw Master Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; July 7
Behram Rustomji Raja (73), 16, Best View, Raghavji Rd, 400036; July 7
SECUNDERABAD
born
A boy, Darian, to Anahita and Kayzad Nariman; March 26
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Freeboze G. Irani, husband of Veera and father of Danesh and Hormuz; June 28
USA
New York
died
Darius B. Kandawalla; June 26
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Figures for Bombay
January 1-July 7, 2018
Marriages: 84
Parsi: 58
Interfaith: 26
Males married out: 17
Females married out: 9
Deaths: 331
Consigned to dakhmas: 303
Males: 152, Females: 151
Cremated: 28
Males: 14, Females: 14
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver