In India, Hindus fast in Ramadan for growth and solidarity with Muslim friends
'It disciplines your body, makes you introspect and helps you build a habit,' said one Hindu who participates in Ramadan's fasting and reflection.
Indian Muslims arrive to break their day-long fast during Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Islam's holiest month of Ramadan is a period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)
May 11, 2021
MUMBAI (RNS) — Shivaji Khairnar was nine in the early 1990s when riots erupted in his Mumbai neighborhood, claiming at least 900 lives. A Hindu, he was told not to play with Muslim children and saw firsthand the developing fissures between the two communities.