Ramzaan Mubarak

T-Bhai, a good write-up! The value of fasting has been well-recognized, especially in our subcontinent. Gandhiji used to practice it, so did Lal Bahadur Shastri. Unfortunately, the later crop of politicians (on both sides of the border) came out croppers – most of them were gluttons – and I don’t mean just the food.

I am afraid that most of the chowk crowd is of the shape profile that tends to rapidly (more than) make up for any losses of intake during the month of Ramzaan.

Any way, Ramzaan mubarak ho!

[The target here is the pseudo Muslim like me.]
I think YOU will do just fine!

Re#3
Who might be Aarzi bhai?

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Picky, picky!

Why does everyone say Ramazan Mubarek? isn`t this the month that you are supposed to remember the poor and share their suffering. Is suffering something that we should be celebrating?

haha. good one about the you`re supposed to be human 7/24.

why do women wear more headscarves in the days of Ramadan than in other days? Is it because they have to cook so much they rarely get time to wash? (just asking).

Last night, as I was driving my wife back from her evening school, she revealed before me that it was first Roza. ``Really?``, I reacted, and then forgot about it again till I saw Aarzi bhai`s article on chowk.

My only good memories with Ramazan is the festival like air it creates. I might not have liked what the moulvi is reciting in taraveeh but since I didn`t understand it and heard it while I used to be in my room with a stomatch full with pakoras, dahi baras, fruit chaat etc., the ambience created is a priceless memory of my life. And then, those days when I was a boy and ran towards the local mosque on Asar`s time to pay my duties to the presumed creater and primarily so that I can kill the difficult time before aftaar.

Other than that, I remember that always on the first Roza, I saw people induldging in a fight over little things, because they were hungry. Poeple`s attitude is usually less tolerant in ramazan.

Eid was good as long as I was eligible to collect EEdi, but now it doesn`t sound that good too.

When I will return back to the motherland, I will become a social roza-daar with my own definition of roza which will let me have a couple of smokes and some water in long hot & dry days without breaking my Taqwa.

Happy Ramazan to everybody (my version of it).

I was told that a few Chowkies are locked inside for the duration of Ramzaan and allowed back in out only after Eid.

Anyway, Ramzaan Mubarak to you too. Also, two days ago was new moon and is also called Mahalaya (I guess it is the same as what Muslims call Ramazaan). This was the
beginning of Devipaksha - fortnight of the worship of goddess Durga, and start of Navaratri. On this day water is offered to our ancestors when we take shower/bath (or drink Rooh Afza for Iftari). Anyone can do that (any time) to any departed soul to quench their thirst. The act is called Tarpan. The simple mantra for that is A-Bramha
Stambha Poryonto Jagat Tripyatu - let all things from creator Bramha (or Allah) to the inanimate object be satisfied with their thirst quenched. It is a noble act. It will give you the satisfaction of offering, sharing, caring. I don`t think of it as a Hindu or Muslim or Wahabi act. It is universal.

Ramzaan and Navaratri Mubarak to all Chowkies.

Khair Mubarak!