Ramadan Day 5: The nature (of eating food)
“I see that you’ve had something to eat now.” Quite an acute sense of observation, I thought to myself. As I photographed food all day at the fine dining restaurant which he was opening up…
Ramadan Day 4: It rained earworms
The effects of the back to back trips to Old Delhi for consecutive meals was becoming evident. (I’m not sure how apt the usage of the term ‘consecutive’ would be in context of the fact…
Ramadan Day 3: Instagramming is the new Bismillah
Q: What’s the difference between a hipster and a guy fasting during Ramadan? A: The guy who’s fasting will eat the food after Instagramming it. Browse through Instagram or Facebook or any popular photo sharing…
Ramadan Day 2: No Sleep Till Sehri
There just isn’t enough sleep to be had during Ramadan. Given a choice, the best time to simply crash would be right after Iftar. But there’s the question of Taraweeh prayers, and by the time…
Ramadan Day 1: All By Myself
Day One, and I did nothing today. Nothing. So much for all my plans of going out to visit a mosque and break my fast in the company of others. Not that I didn’t want…
Reflections on Ramadan | Guest post at Muftah
Ramadan has begun in parts of the world. Here in India, as I sit writing this, we’re still waiting for the confirmatory (and figurative) “blasting of cannons” (which is more like bursting of crackers) and…
Suggestions for sites to be visited this Ramadan in Delhi?
It has been extremely heartwarming to see the kind of interest everybody has displayed in participating with their contributions to this blog. Ramadan is just a couple of days away, and I’m keenly looking forward…
OneLunarMonth is open for submissions
Last year, this blog had its humble beginnings. When I started sharing my experiences during Ramadan over here, I hadn’t really planned much. The posts were spontaneous and had a personal tone. There wasn’t any…
2012, in fact 1433
It’s right around the corner. In fact, if you crane your neck enough, you just might catch a glimpse of it. Some of you might have already started having that anticipatory feeling which might make…
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