Hyderabad, May 23 -- Upcycling and sobriety are the twin moods that rule the heart and minds of the Indian Muslims this Eid. Unlike in the previous years there will be no shopping, lavish expenditure on food, no congregational namaaz at Eidgahs, no Eid milans, no friends and relatives dropping by to savour sewai and kebabs.

All this is in view of the human suffering unleashed by pandemic COVID-19 and also in solidarity with lakhs who have lost their jobs, especially the migrant labourers who have been rendered homeless many have lost their lives in road accidents as they made desperate attempts to return to their hometowns after the sudden lockdown.

This year, the thanksgiving Eid prayers will be offered within the four walls of each Mu...