#NewspaperReadingInIndia
Ever wondered why you rarely see yesterday's Urdu langauge newspaper used to serve food, wrap things, etc. in Mumbai? Because many of the readers of Urdu newspapers follow Islam and do not like to throw them as trash or sell it to waste paper wallahs. Written word. Also the newspapers could contain words from the Quran. Instead, like their counterparts, the Maharashtraians who follow Hinduism, who put pooja materials in flowing water or below the high tideline, the newspapers are placed where the tide can carry it away. This is in Mahim, behind the dargah.
