A journal of essays, letters & unfinished arguments

Hashin Jithu

I write about the world.

2019

Writing about myths.

13 Jul 2019 · Politics, Personal · 2 min

I once wrote about myths - of what their purpose is. Why do we have myths?

Forbidded fruits of the day.

21 Jun 2019 · Philosophy · 1 min

Litchis are sweet; they kill children. AES they said. Encephalopathy - said learned doctors. An ounce of dextrose in time, Would have saved them. Glucose worth half a rupee. No, not available. A th...

ഉണ്ട.

14 Jun 2019 · Malayalam · 4 min

അറബിക്കടലിൽ നിന്ന് ബംഗാൾ ഉൾക്കടലിലേക്ക് ഒരയ വലിച്ചു കെട്ടിയിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിൽ ഒരടിവസ്ത്രം ഉണക്കാനിട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അടിവസ്ത്രമെന്നു പറയുമ്പോൾ പുരുഷന്റെ അടിവസ്ത്രമാണ്, ഇവിടം അടക്കി ഭരിക്കുന്ന പുരുഷന്മാ...

Heroin.

28 May 2019 · Personal · 5 min

This dream could be quite interesting. A straight line from heaven to earth. A ladder perhaps, not made of steel or hardwood. A bamboo ladder with no nails to hold it together. An old, creaky, term...

Another love letter to Tara.

25 May 2019 · Personal · 9 min

25-05-2019, Trivandrum.

A way forward for India.

20 May 2019 · Policy, Philosophy · 9 min

Can potentially dangerous outcomes of democracy be cited as a reason to prove the inefficacy of Democracy?

Killing a small sparrow.

14 May 2019 · Personal · 6 min

Love is like a small sparrow that refuses to die. You can’t starve her. You cannot catch her; you cannot allure her; you cannot mislead her - she’s too smart for your clever tricks. She’s stupid en...

Come, meet me.

7 May 2019 · Personal · 3 min

What happens to milestones that are dead?

Memories of letters lost.

4 May 2019 · Philosophy · 17 min

I ate a bit too much. I knew it, the breakfast has breached the threshold of contentment. There is no going back. There isn’t much that I can do about it now.

Bilkis, Bharat Mata.

25 Apr 2019 · Philosophy · 3 min

When I hear the word “Bharat Mata”, only one face comes to my mind. It is the face of Bilkis Bano, who was brutally attacked, tormented and left to die by a mob fuelled with hatred. 14 members of h...

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