Addiction to Almost Love
We’re All Addicted to the Textual Tension (And It’s a Problem)
Society
To call it out is to join it
A reflection on how even critique, rebellion, and honesty get absorbed into the algorithm, where resistance turns into performance, ego death becomes ego’s costume change, and truth itself becomes just another genre of content.
Mere Watan, Mere Bas Mein… Kuch Bhi Nahin
Patriotism here is like a marriage with no divorce option. You love, you hate, you cry, and still sleep in the same bed. Welcome to the land where everything is possible, except fixing anything… “Mere Watan, Mere Bas Mein… Kuch Bhi Nahin”
All Men are the Same
When a woman says, ‘All men are the same,’ is she really wrong? A raw, reflective exploration of masculinity, this piece interrogates the making of the ‘mard’ in a patriarchal society. It doesn’t hold back — it asks questions most men are too afraid to face.
The Irony of Being Human
What does it mean to be the only species that invented Mondays and then hated them? ”The Irony of Being Human” is a mirror held up to the myths we live and the machines we’ve built to replace us.
Mama’s Boy – A Middle-Class Dilemma
The Bro Who Never Chose for Himself In every urban middle-class street of Pakistan, you’ll find a specific kind of man. Twenty-seven years old, often dressed like a local alpha: stiff-collared kurta, oiled hair, a phone full of memes, and lips full of opinions.
Ah! So you’re a Feminist.
Every woman knows a woman who was harassed. Every man knows a man who did it. A mirror on what it means to be a woman in the Sub-continent today.
Where Philosophy Gets Wet with Sweat
She had lived 35 years trying to stay composed, to explain love in third-person, to speak of existence like it was a clean concept. But this boy—this boy kissed her with questions. He explored her like a paradox, not a possession. And she, against her better judgment, let him
The Rise of the Monster
In an age where everything becomes a trend before it becomes a thought, Labubu—the creepy-cute collectible—has quietly become a symbol of something much bigger. This piece unpacks the rise of viral consumption, the loneliness behind limited drops, and why we keep chasing meaning in things that give us nothing back.
Epistemic Slavery: Challenging Dominant Narratives and the Struggle for Intellectual Freedom
Colonization didn’t end with land — it continued in the mind. This piece explores how indigenous knowledge systems were erased, replaced, and repackaged under Western logic.
The Return of Truth
I think when societies were forming, when the world was shaping systems, when civilizations were coming together, and countries were fighting for their freedoms
Knowledge Under Compulsion
A reflection on Plato’s views from The Republic, this essay explores how forced education stifles curiosity and critical thinking.