A journal of essays, letters & unfinished arguments

Hashin Jithu

I write about the world.

2019

Meeting bluebird.

28 Sep 2019 · Personal · 6 min

9th May, 2019.

Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo.

12 Sep 2019 · Philosophy · 5 min

Tonight is particularly melancholic. Here I am, listening to Farida Khanum slowly making her way through this beautiful Nazm. There is a certain ring to her canorous voice, that keeps me tethered t...

Sagar, Sleep Walking.

24 Aug 2019 · Politics, Policy, Philosophy, Personal · 10 min

Reluctant lovers are the most despicable thing about humanity. It doesn’t matter what they are reluctant about. Whether in indulging with each other or in exploring the more amorous facets of life ...

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...

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