Syed Mohammed·Jan 8, 2019The Dervish AccountantIt has been two days since Dada Hazrat, my grandfather, Syed Hidayatullah Peerzada, passed. As I reflect on what he was and the kind of…
Syed Mohammed·May 24, 2018My dear friends who identify themselves as Hindu, Christian, Sikh, culturally Muslim or atheist.Yes, we do not have water when we fast. Please do not be shocked. An overwhelming majority of the Muslim community fasts in Ramzan. You'll…
Syed Mohammed·Feb 24, 2018The Taqwa PillThey were called Taqwa Pills. Each faithful was handed one. The pill — the size of the upper half of one’s thumb — and a small bottle of…
Syed Mohammed·Nov 16, 2017It’s all About the MilkshakeYou know, the frothy stuff in many hues and levels of viscosity and creaminess. Not to mention, shakiness. And they said it’s ‘original’…
Syed Mohammed·Nov 5, 2017The Glass of Bitter-Bland Water and the Ignored SignThe server poured them a glass of lemon-infused water. It was neither the traditional Indian nimbu-paani, nor the Western lemonade. It had…
Syed Mohammed·Nov 1, 2017Fear of a Windmill‘Monstrous tripods’. That’s what H G Wells called them in his story The War of the Worlds. Only these, along NH 50, near Bijapur, had just…
