A journal of essays, letters & unfinished arguments

Hashin Jithu

I write about the world.

2018

Story of a song entangled in barbed wire fences.

18 Dec 2018 · Philosophy · 6 min

In the morning, they found a song entangled in the barbed wire fence. As she wriggled and jiggled there, a thousand cold tungsten needles pierced her. A red fluid oozed out of her flawless brown sk...

The Disenfranchisement of Indian Farmer.

6 Dec 2018 · Policy, Philosophy · 7 min

Farmers constitute ~55% of Indian population. 75% Indians are directly or indirectly dependent on agricultural income. Put together, they constitute the largest population block in terms of socio-e...

Revenge of the Barbarians.

16 Nov 2018 · Politics · 6 min

It is of great use if History is not written by historians, but anthropologists. If not anthropologists entirely, the service of a few will definitely make the endeavour more productive and the end...

പുൽച്ചുരുളിലെ വിശുദ്ധപാഠങ്ങൾ.

14 Nov 2018 · Malayalam · 4 min

“ഈ നടപ്പാലം വയി തോട് കടക്കാ. റോഡ്`ഇത് വരൊള്ളു. ആ വരമ്പത്തൂടെ ഒറ്റ പിട്ത്തം പിടിച്ചാല് കോളനിയെത്തും. അയിന്റടുത്ത് തന്നേണ് മാശിന്റെ വീട്. ഇങ്ങള് നടന്നൊളി”

Tikes finally makes the hike.

2 Nov 2018 · Personal · 4 min

It has been an interesting year. I am not really a bird whose feathers are wound up by an oil spill. But my helplessness is far more insidious. More like a doll which is forced into taking a space ...

The Last Letter - Letters from Sagar to Ananya.

12 Oct 2018 · Personal · 5 min

My dearest Ananya,

As a non American which party would you vote for if you lived in the US?

7 Oct 2018 · Philosophy · 1 min

So here’s the question - “As a non American which party would you vote for if you lived in the US?”

The idea of Gandhi.

2 Oct 2018 · Politics · 4 min

Today marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The man was killed, his followers confused and his ideals vanquished in an act of violence. But the question remains - what did he stand f...

What is intelligence?

15 Sep 2018 · Tech · 1 min

Intelligence seems to be the principal criterion in defining merit. But how do we define it?

The Courts alone won't do!

6 Sep 2018 · Policy, Philosophy · 2 min

Everytime we hear the Supreme Court of India making a progressive judgement, we are flooded with a bout of celebrations. But I, for that matter, have mixed feelings about this whole business.

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