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 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 names of those deceased in early December 2022 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 November 2022: Heart disease (15, with 12 over 80 years), pneumonia/lung disease and diabetes (seven each), cancer (six), old age/general debility (two) and sepsis, kidney failure, multi organ failure, brain disease, hypertrophy (increase in the size of cells or tissues in response to various stimuli) and leukemia (one each). The eldest to breathe her last was a female, one year short of becoming a centenarian. The community lost a youth aged 25, who committed suicide by hanging himself (the youngest to die). The mean age at death of Zoroastrians for November 2022 in Bombay was 83 years. The life expectancy at birth for males was 79 years and for females, 86 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.
BaRODA
died
Villoo Farroksha Bonesetter on December 2, 2022
Bombay
born
A boy to Dinaz and Delzad Ankleshwaria; November 10
A boy to Samira Major
and Neville Bharucha;
November 15
A girl to Scherezade and
Farshak Irani; November 17
A boy to Meher Patel and
Zenhar Marolia; November 30
died
consigned
Roshen Burjor Antia (90), wife of Burjor, daughter of Alamai Rustomji Talati and late Homi Billimoria and sister of Dadi Talati, late Jeroo Davar, late Coomi Mistry and late Jimmy Talati, residing at 72, Ocean View, Colaba, 400005;
December 1
Jaloo Sam Patel (90), wife of late Sam, daughter of late Allamai and late Aspandiar Shroff, mother of Kerman, Maharukh and Nancy and sister of late Khurshed Shroff and late
Mani Baji Mehta, 24/4A,
Pakera Ngr, behind S. T.
Workshop, Khopat, Thana, 400601; December 1
Rusi Dhanjishaw Rana (85), son of late Dhanjishaw, Mahavir Apts, J. P. Rd, Bon Bon Lane, Andheri (W), 400053; December 1
Soli Merwanji Gazdar (92), son of late Banubai and late Merwanji and brother of Freny Adi Mistry, late Jamshed and late Hoshi, 2, Gazdar Hse, 45, Bhulabhai Desai Rd, 400026; December 3
Roshan Rustom Todiwala
(82), wife of late Rustom, daughter of late Tehmina and late Jehangir Chacha, mother of Khushroo and sister of Mehroo Chacha, 34, Union Bldg, Sleater Rd, opp Grant Rd Stn, 400007; December 3
Hormuz Pestonji Engineer (70), husband of Shiraz, son of late Aloo and Pestonji, father of Pervez and Hanoz and brother of Gustad and Dosaa Adi Mistry, E/29, Godrej Baug, Napeansea Rd, 400026; December 4
Behmard Behzad Felfeli (92), husband of late Simin, son of late Dolat and late Behzad, father of Minocher, Kayomerze, Donesh and late Noshir and brother of Paridokh J. Falahati, late Piroja K. Felfeli and late Shirin F. Shalori, 21, Faredoon Abad, Malcolm Baug, S. V. Rd, opp Jogeshwari Stn, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; December 4
Maneck Eruchshaw Golimar (80), husband of late Zarin, son of late Banoo and late Eruchshaw, father of Cyrus
and Schezad and brother of Dara, 6/3, Lady Ratan Tata Bldg, Bandra (W), 400050; December 4
Maharookh Sam Billimoria (74), wife of late Sam, daughter of late Nergesh and late
Minocher Wadia and sister of Homai Khushru Patel and
Hutoxi Behram Vajifdar, Room no 2, 5, Khan Est, Stn Rd,
Mahim, 400016; December 5
Keshwar Kersi Tavadia (74), wife of late Kersi, daughter of late Hilla and late Homi Mehta, mother of Farhana Sarosh
Behramkamdin and Farzana Dinshaw Mehershahi and sister of late Zarine and Adi Mehta, 17, Gadiwalla Hse, opp Navjivan Soc, Gilder Lane, Bombay Central, 400008; December 6
Eruch Minoo Wadia (72),
husband of late Persis, son of late Aloo and late Minoo, father of Kashmira Cyrus Sarkari and Khushnuma Hormuz Baria and brother of Freny Nozer Behramkamdin, 5-A/501, Salsette Parsi Clny, opp Manish Park, Jijamata
Rd, Andheri (E), 400093; December 6
Freny Adi Pohocha (81), wife of late Adi, daughter of late Hilla and late Ardeshir Udwadia, mother of Armin Zareer Wadia and Nazneen Zubin Karkaria and sister of late Kersi Udwadia and late Kekas Udwadia, Room no 7, Haji Ebrahim Latif Bldg,
11, Mehla Patel Agiary Lane, Grant Rd, 400007; December 7
Farokh Rusi Bhabha (76), son of late Jini and late Rusi, 721 A, Choksy Bldg, Dinshaw Master Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; December 8
Meher Farrokh Dastoor (78), wife of Farrokh, daughter of late Bapai and late Jehangir Dastoor and mother of Avan Minocher Hansotia and
Mehernosh, B-63, Palash Tower, Prathmesh Complex, Veera Desai Rd, Andheri (W), 400053; December 8
Jehangir Nariman Hodiwalla (85), husband of Shirin, son of late Gool and late Nariman Hodiwalla, father of Fali and Zarina and brother of late Minoo and late Mani N. Dalal, 601, Samudra Setu, Bhulabhai Desai Rd, 400026; December 8
Perin Jalejar Pastakia (82), daughter of late Bhikhamai
and late Jalejar and sister of late Nergish Patel and late
Maneck Mistry, 8, Gowalia Tank Bldg, A. K. Marg, 400026; December 8
Jimmy Behram Mistry (76), husband of Hutoxi, son of Sheroo and late Behram, father of Aazmin Nasli Saher and Kainaaz Meherzad Mistry and brother of Pervin Faredoon Khori, Roshan Jimmy Ghadiali and late Zarin Noshir Daruwalla, 2A/2, Tata Mills Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd, Elphinstone Rd, Parel, 400012; December 10
Niloufer Burzin Sidhwa (45), wife of Burzin, daughter of Dolly and late Kekobad Khan, mother of Kashish and sister
of Gev Khan, 901, Shree
Villa, 17, Wadia St, 400034; December 10
Dinyar Pesi Dumasia (64), husband of Pervin, son of late Pesi and late Ruby, father of Rashna Sheriyar Doctor and Pearl Gagandeep Narula, 15, Lady Meherbai Tata Bldg, S. V. Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; December 11
Daulat Adil Irani (67), wife of Adil, daughter of late Arnavaz and late Behram Irani, mother of Vistasp and sister of
Jamshed Irani and Kaiser Marzban Khairabadi, 28, Nanabhoy Chmbs, opp
Fire Brigade, Rustom
Sidhwa Marg, Fort, 400001; December 11
Banoo Phiroz Sanjana (92), wife of late Phiroze,
daughter of late Najamai and late Eruchshaw Kapadia,
mother of Dinshaw and Noshir and sister of late Behram
Kapadia, Fardoon Kapadia, Nargis, Silloo, Rati and
Dhunjishaw Toddywalla, 16/2, Old Dubash Bldg, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007;
December 11
Dhunjishaw Shapurji Talati (90), husband of Shernaz, son of late Homai and late Shapurji, father of Yezdi and brother of late Mani, Nergish, Homi and Naju Umrigar, 759, Gulab Simo Vihar, Rd no 7, Parsi Clny, Dadar (E), 400014; December 11
Dara Navroji Sidhwa (93),
husband of late Soona, son of late Dossibai and late Navroji, father of Maharukh Cyrus
Kotwal, Mahiyar and Rohinton and brother of Perin Minoo
Pithawalla, Peshotan, late Aloo and Hoshang, 5/6, Kapadia Bldg, A. H. Wadia Baug, Parel Tank Rd, Kalachowki, 400033; December 11
cremated
Sharokh Cyrus Engineer (58), husband of Nina, son of Katayun and Cyrus, father of Shahaan and Cyrus and brother of Tayunaz, 6, Cabins, opp
Colaba Post Off, Colaba, 400005; December 2
Rustom Ratanshaw Patel (77), husband of Krishna, son of late Manijeh and late Ratanshaw, father of Neville and Sheenaz Hormazd Dastur and brother
of Thrity, late Shapur,
Tehmurasp and Meherwan,
72, Manju Tower, 3rd Cross Lane, near High Point
Restaurant, Lokhandwala
Complex, Andheri (W),
400053; December 4
NAVSARI
died
Jal Burjorji Jokhi (85),
father of Farhad and Roomi, S-12, Avan Baug, 396445;
December 5
Khurshed Firoz Guard (57), son of late Mani and Firoz and brother of Benaifer Parvez Makhania; December 14
PALGAM
died
Nariman Sorabji Bhesania (92), husband of late Aloo
and father of Tinaz Percy
Vaghchipawala and Queenie Jaosh Tata; December 1
SURAT
died
Rusi Pestonji Patel (88);
November 30
Savaksha M. Chipia (98),
husband of Freny, father
of Mehernosh, Nancy Viraf Gabba and Khurshid Viraf Shethna; December 3
• • •
PAKISTAN
Karachi
died
Bachi Rustum Patel, wife
of late Rustum, and mother
of Natasha Zubin Mavalvala and Daneshvar; December 8
UK
died
Phiroze Hormuzji Divecha, father of Tina, Anna and Heidi; November 30
• • •
Figures for Bombay
January 1-December 11, 2022
Marriages: 68
Parsi: 31
Interfaith: 37
Males married out: 20
Females married out: 17
Deaths: 703
Consigned to dakhmas: 600
Males: 302, Females: 298
Cremated: 103
Males: 50, Females: 53
Compiled by Roxan A. Driver