AN OPEN LETTER TO #PM MR Narendra Modi In the Context of Gujarat Assembly Elections – 2017 INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Election, Gujarat, PM Modi M Hasan Jowher As I pen this, the exit polls show the trend in favour of BJP. Unless they have… more 8, July, 19 0 837
RAPE AND PUNISHMENT INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Punishment, RAPE Should the rapist be hung? Is hanging likely to serve the interest of the society and prevent rape most effectively?… more 8, July, 19 0 825
YES I AM ISIS INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK ISIS, Jihadists I was ISIS when as a child I listened to, and later as an adolescent condescendingly nodded to the sermon… more 8, July, 19 0 912
HATE #MUSLIMS – DEPRIVE #INDIA INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK India, Muslims, Taj Those who wish the destruction of the Taj, how would they ever unite hearts? These Muslim haters are wretched #Hindu… more 8, July, 19 0 719
NOT IN AWE OF SUCCESS INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Why am I not in awe of the successful, the POWERFUL and the rich? There may have been times when… more 8, July, 19 0 643
Miscellanea [01 Oct. 2017 – 31 Dec. 2017] INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Miscellaneous 4 Oct 17 #BJP AND POLARIZATION Every so often when I muster the forbearance to warm up to conciliatory messages… more 8, July, 19 0 729
KABHI KABHI MERE DIL MEN … KAASH KE AISA HOTA! INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Kabhi kabhi mere dil me khayal aata hai Ke veeran si rahoN pe murjhaey Kisi khamoosh, udaas aur ujde ghar… more 8, July, 19 0 883
IMBALANCED #HEROICS INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Heroics When we read of the heroics [academic, scientific, military, religious, physical…whatever] of “great men”, of “heroes”, what we are not… more 8, July, 19 0 565
BULLIED INEQUITY INSPIRATION & LEARNING, JO SPEAK Inequity Successive governments have meekly placated to the #organized sector by hiking their #pays regularly through mechanisms of #Finance Commission etc.… more 8, July, 19 0 529