As Mumbaikars get used to a post-Covid-19 world, the Muslim community in the city are celebrating the festival with religious fervour and solemnity. While they find warmth in family, others come together to enjoy a small feast with family and friends – something that they haven’t been able to do much in the last two years
Eid al-Adha or Bakri Eid as it is more commonly known will be celebrated on July 10 this year. Photo Courtesy: Nimmi Ansari
For Arshad Shaikh, this Bakri Eid is going to be different, especially because he will be celebrating it with his father in Mumbai after 2019. “During the Covid-19 pandemic, we moved back to our hometown in Bihar and were living there,” he says. The fact that the last two years have not been the best for most people is known and that meant that even Shaikh’s family didn’t celebrate it like they always do because of the lack of funds for the festival. Now that things are better, they are getting back to celebrating it in a small way with close family. “I have returned after completing my master’s degree in history at Jamia Millia only two weeks ago and my sister is also back after completing her studies,” adds the 23-year-old Thane resident, who has a family of seven.
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