Ismail Hussain
@ishpwrites.bsky.social
He/Him
Student of political science at DU. Interested in politics and human rights. A liberal and dreamer. I write some stuff sometimes.
Student of political science at DU. Interested in politics and human rights. A liberal and dreamer. I write some stuff sometimes.
I wrote a poem..on culture and loss. On what it means and the burdens of that.. I'm no wordsmith, so that's that.
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On the Myth of Humanity
A poem on lost memories and grief of loss and the fear that it cultivates.
medium.com
August 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I wrote a poem..on culture and loss. On what it means and the burdens of that.. I'm no wordsmith, so that's that.
medium.com/@ismailparav...
medium.com/@ismailparav...
I wrote about my experiences as a student in Delhi and how I fell in love with the city and the pedagogy of DU. And how experiences - now as a law student, enlighten the value of what you had.
#undergradute #lawschool #books #delhi #humanities
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#undergradute #lawschool #books #delhi #humanities
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An Ode To Delhi
I had dreams of escape when I came to Delhi. It was imagined as the perfect place– cosmopolitan, away from home and not as orthodox as back…
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July 25, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I wrote about my experiences as a student in Delhi and how I fell in love with the city and the pedagogy of DU. And how experiences - now as a law student, enlighten the value of what you had.
#undergradute #lawschool #books #delhi #humanities
medium.com/@ismailparav...
#undergradute #lawschool #books #delhi #humanities
medium.com/@ismailparav...
Just completed a review of the novel, " My God is a Woman", by Noor Zaheer. It's a novel that deals with love, activism, feminism and the regressive religious personal laws in India.
Take a look
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Take a look
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“MY GOD IS A WOMAN”- Book Review by Ismail Hussain
My God is a woman is a novel that deals with Love, activism, feminism and the regressive religious personal laws in India and is poignant…
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June 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Just completed a review of the novel, " My God is a Woman", by Noor Zaheer. It's a novel that deals with love, activism, feminism and the regressive religious personal laws in India.
Take a look
medium.com/@wethechange...
Take a look
medium.com/@wethechange...
Also moving to substack. It's hard to get readers but the interface is an absolute delight.And so much to read with free access. Will post my writing on both medium and substack I guess.
Wrote on books, some poetry on life and war and all that.
substack.com/@ismailhpwri...
Wrote on books, some poetry on life and war and all that.
substack.com/@ismailhpwri...
Ismail Hussain | Substack
Student of political science and philosophy at DU. Interested in politics, philsophy and life. An Indian, reader and dreamer.
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May 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Also moving to substack. It's hard to get readers but the interface is an absolute delight.And so much to read with free access. Will post my writing on both medium and substack I guess.
Wrote on books, some poetry on life and war and all that.
substack.com/@ismailhpwri...
Wrote on books, some poetry on life and war and all that.
substack.com/@ismailhpwri...
Also, brits? I know starmer is awful, but who might become your PM? And who's the better option - Streeting or Rayner in this moment of time?
May 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Also, brits? I know starmer is awful, but who might become your PM? And who's the better option - Streeting or Rayner in this moment of time?
Just wrote a few thoughts out on John green's " The fault in Our Stars". Also moving most of my work from medium to substack. It's more comfortable. Take a read -
open.substack.com/pub/ismailhp...
open.substack.com/pub/ismailhp...
A Romance novel that beyond romance
(This was first published on medium and is a more polished piece of a creative writing assignment in college) The fault in our stars is a contemporary romance novel, written by the lovable and masterf...
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May 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Just wrote a few thoughts out on John green's " The fault in Our Stars". Also moving most of my work from medium to substack. It's more comfortable. Take a read -
open.substack.com/pub/ismailhp...
open.substack.com/pub/ismailhp...
So after getting back to writing after a while, I tried my hand at poetry. Was inspired after reading another poem about the costs of war, I wrote a sort of response to it.
Just putting it out there.
#iran #war #freedom
medium.com/@ismailparav...
Just putting it out there.
#iran #war #freedom
medium.com/@ismailparav...
What we call war
( an attempt at poetry)
What we call war ( an attempt at poetry) They say that war is evil,
Which war? Whose War? Should that not be asked?
It is a tragic thing, but a fascinating word
A word that is mutable,
Not to …
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April 19, 2026 at 7:23 AM
So after getting back to writing after a while, I tried my hand at poetry. Was inspired after reading another poem about the costs of war, I wrote a sort of response to it.
Just putting it out there.
#iran #war #freedom
medium.com/@ismailparav...
Just putting it out there.
#iran #war #freedom
medium.com/@ismailparav...
So I recently wrote a bit about love and hate and how they're related. And how that scales from individual relationships to state and civillizational relations and how it explains, complicates and helps deal with poltical conflict. Take a look.
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#love #readers #love #hate
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#love #readers #love #hate
A Bunch of Thoughts on Love and Hate
A Bunch of Thoughts on Love and Hate Love and hate are seen as antonyms in almost all languages. Language shapes how we think and the language we use to describe these emotions have shaped our …
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April 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
So I recently wrote a bit about love and hate and how they're related. And how that scales from individual relationships to state and civillizational relations and how it explains, complicates and helps deal with poltical conflict. Take a look.
medium.com/@ismailparav...
#love #readers #love #hate
medium.com/@ismailparav...
#love #readers #love #hate
Wrote an article on the fight to decriminalize homosexuality in India - the poltical, legal and social aspects of the fight.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Wrote an article on the fight to decriminalize homosexuality in India - the poltical, legal and social aspects of the fight.
medium.com/@ismailparav...
medium.com/@ismailparav...
Reposted by Ismail Hussain
Friendly reminder for this new year: if you want to draw you only need one thing: DRAW
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
January 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Friendly reminder for this new year: if you want to draw you only need one thing: DRAW
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
This must be shouted from the rooftops ( respectfully, of course).
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
December 17, 2024 at 8:54 AM
This must be shouted from the rooftops ( respectfully, of course).
Reposted by Ismail Hussain
Reposted by Ismail Hussain
Some pictures from Delhi Pride Parade, 2024.
A good time was had.
A good time was had.
November 26, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Some pictures from Delhi Pride Parade, 2024.
A good time was had.
A good time was had.
To a Non - American, the US Election results feels like watching a friend return to an abusive relationship.
November 17, 2024 at 9:24 AM
To a Non - American, the US Election results feels like watching a friend return to an abusive relationship.