Javed Akhtar’s Brutally Honest Interview On Religion, Reason and Politics of Language

Javed Akhtar’s upfront take on religion, atheism, rationale and politicisation of languages with Shoma Chowdhury at Algebra The Arts and Ideas Club on 25 September 2016.
Renowned poet, lyricist and screenwriter, Javed Akhtar denounces religion and classifies educated adults following religion as having undergone child abuse. “How can anyone decide what religion a
child should follow? It is like marrying your daughter at the age of two.” On Urdu being called a language of Muslims, he says, language has to do with region and not religion.
Additionally, he sees excellence in writing as a result of writers’ leftist and/or left of centre positions. Politics and religion, according to him, are intertwined and have created a false two-nation theory.
Javed Akhtar is a multiple award-winning poet, lyricist and script writer. He was a part of the Salim-Javed duo who wrote some of the most memorable film scripts in 1970s including Sholey, Deewar, Zanjeer and Mr India. As a lyricist, he is known for popular songs like "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" from 1942: A Love Story, "Ghar Se Nikalte" from Papa Kehte Hai and "Sandese Aate Hai" from Border. He has won five national film awards, six Filmfare awards, Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He was also selected as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha in Parliament.
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[@jatindersingh2650]

Javed Akhtar "A man way ahead of his time"

[@ALGEBRAtheClub]

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[@poonamabbi7448]

He has his head so far up his arse that he is confident that that is the best fragrance & the world must bow to him in gratitude for this gift. & you seem to have your head in there too.

[@boonslang6689]

@@poonamabbi7448 ^ Triggered.

[@aaweshaminsayyed1722]

indeed..

[@ammaralimirza6977]

He sounds stupid when he talks about religion

[@kajalk141]

"Believing in your own hallucination is insanity." "Believing in others hallucination is religion."

[@sarveshsingh8050]

Best quote

[@md.shahadathossain1829]

What a destination

[@md.shahadathossain1829]

What a defination!

[@anisansari5893]

Great

[@sosnikit]

your brain hallucinates your reality all the time. do you believe in ur brain ?

[@rajanachiket3172]

Mr Javed Akhtar " People are good, in spite of Religion not because of it"

[@dans.6525]

Thank you for your great comment.

[@gurunandi721]

@@aliaosman655 you're funny😂

[@VVS167]

Doesn’t get more POWERFUL than that😎

[@sam83santy]

@@aliaosman655 if names are owned by religion, in this particular case, islam, then tell me this..islam started with mohammed, didnt it? If yes, do you think mohammed took his name up after Islam came into being thereby making it apparent a muslim name, or do you think he already had the name before he was revealed the divine truth by allah which started islam? If it is the later, didnt his name exist before islam came into being? So how mohammed then a muslim name?

[@sam83santy]

@@aliaosman655 you do understand that he is your prophet and it's your choice to give him respect in a certain way and not my prophet and not my choice to respect him that particular way, dont you? Now, btw, I didnt even disrespect him, I just mentioned his name, which is a perfectly normal way of referring to anyone!! Now, have you looked at how you have referred to the atheist way of thinking? Do you in anyway believe that was respectful? Why do you think that atheists dont deserve respect from you but your prophet deserves respects from an atheist? Respect begets respect, hate begets hate and while you are spewing hate every which way about atheism and by extension about every school of thought except the islamic way, I am not even disrespecting your belief system, not yet at least..all am doing is putting forth a very logical question to counter an unsubstantiated claim of yours.. Now coming to topic, you blabbed so much about the merit of the question so much, and yet for some reason, forgot to answer the very question itself!! 😄..could you answer the question please? Was the name mohammed already existing before divine truth was revealed to him by allah or was his name was bestowed on him by allah which then makes it an Islamic name?

[@interanaut31]

After watching kunal kamra episode i am like i have to watch every single debate of Javed akhtar

[@robbieabraham9850]

Yup

[@dhrubajyoti9561]

Same

[@jayantbambal7259]

Same pinch brother

[@aksarulmidday7663]

😅same here

[@NehaKarode_Music]

ditto. im running out of javed akhtar content to watch on youtube and it is painful!

[@Arindam_Deka]

Unfortunately we don't have other rational thinker and an atheist like him in our country 😭... Hope he lives long.

[@strikerpepsi2941]

Babu Gogineni. Search this guy .

[@humanityismyreligion8149]

❤

[@mohammadsuhaib46]

who arrange this stage and sound? total mess ............

[@pshethia01]

i mean seriously..itna bekar sound arrangement for such a big event

[@singhskeptic5742]

Totally agree sound quality terrible

[@RahulSharmaRockStar]

2nd you. A highly important event with this 3rd grade video graphics, stage lightings, sound balancing, audio & videos recording. its a bliss to hear Javed shab talking with such clarity on such sensitive topics with his cutting edge audacity. Such a disgrace.

[@mannabarbhuiya1]

Being an atheist sometimes very difficult to deal with people around who are highly religious... but hearing Javed Sahab is really soothing to my ears.

[@Kaal3339]

It's not about being atheist....infact it's good that people are on their way to not just belive in God beacause their parents did but why does in today's India being atheist means to target and preaching only Hinduism scriptures....whereas if the country is in majority of other than sanatan values he would be beheaded for saying these...why don't he also condemn other religions equally

[@shameemakhtar1375]

Javed Saab, too tall for words of praise, is the voice of reason today. He mesmerizes me with not only his words, by also the immense courage and undaunted boldness that is lacking today. Would like to listen to him endlessly.

[@apontutul]

But very few implements

[@aatmaDipoBhava]

Saying one thing but walking on the path is another

[@leoharsh24]

don't be a fool to believe anything, just because ut suits you. god or no god is not the question , the maine question is "who am i ", don't go to javed or to any guru for tge answer. enquire with in .🙏

[@drmohammedashraflone1520]

He speaks of Universal logic not myth, it is because deep learning not necessary knowledge(Dr.M.Ashraf..(M.D.)J.L.N. Medical College Hospital New Delhi...

[@vaishs385]

Exactly

[@SweetSourPickle]

Listening to Javed Akhtar calms me during my bad days.

[@merikahaniyan7087]

Best of luck..

[@ReRebel]

I Still remember, almost 1 year ago this comment section was full with so many derogatory remarks against Javed Akhtar but now things are changing and people are speaking against these so called spiritual gurus and their ideology.

[@leoharsh24]

spritual process is certainly not about any ideology. don't be baised , first do some serious research or else just live with a constipated mentality of praising some one or hating some one.

[@ReRebel]

@@leoharsh24 what research have u done on it??? First tell me yours...

[@leoharsh24]

@@ReRebel free yourself from every identity you wear and ask yourself " who am i ?". not with your gathered memory but with intelligence.

[@ReRebel]

@@leoharsh24 so you have asked something from your gathered memory bcoz someone has asked u this before and now you are asking me not to use my memory 👏👏👏.....though i have the answer.....which i know since my childhood but years later when I started reading poetry I found the same in Faiz's couplet beautifully Describing my the same thing, so i always prefer this to answer ." Gulon mein rang bhare baad-e-nau-bahar chale, chale bhi aao ke gulshan ka karobar chale." *easy😎

[@leoharsh24]

@@ReRebel you are so attached with your thought process. so you are not able to see the world as it is.. just like saying table is the reality completely forgetting what it is actually wood. your level of perception limited to your body and mind.. be calm, let all thoughts go, be in this very moment. and question.

[@grvnvm6721]

Information is available every where, To own the information and then to study it from diff angles to own it is called knowledge. Mr. javed akhtar, is not only a very knowledgeable man but very intense thinker. Great mind, amazing speaker. Truly a national pride.

[@VikasRao516]

I am 28 years old Infact yesterday was my birthday And today I am questioning my past 28yrs with this 40minutes of Javed Sahab's words

[@designengineeringservices9149]

Don't be sad, I know it can be overwhelming. feel good that you didn't die without this situation.

[@anonymoushandle007]

Then it is time for you to read J Krishnamurti. He will just help you to question it better.

[@sosnikit]

well if 40 minutes can make you question your life. then may be you should question it and quick.

[@VikasRao516]

@@sosnikit yeah bcos Am open and willing to learn. I don't wanna live in a prejudice bubble

[@sosnikit]

@@VikasRao516 then i would suggest to really stay open aand not just focus in on one philosophy like Javed's.. may be try to explore the other side of the coin too

[@dj010]

His thinking and learning power is too good...He is an example of creative man and wise man..respect

[@240amar]

camera work.lightning and audio are very poor

[@rajadhirajmaharaj]

Gareeb

[@eternalrebel9555]

Javed sahab is not audible.. though he's as eloquent and logical as always

[@gvjudd1289]

he is a good speaker in Hindi/urdu ,ye english shuru hogai

[@prakar]

@ALGEBRA the stage design does not translate to a video recording. The foreground is getting overpowered, why on earth do this? It takes away from the value of the talk.

[@chetna0]

Oh dear. This lady is asking, "How many of you believe in astronomy and astrology?" (at 27:05) Was it some comedy?

[@pawanbijawe7461]

It's not question at all. It's a big joke. She don't know the difference of words

[@yashsaxena6416]

It's really sad that highly educated people can't differentiate between the two. 😔

[@ayammayaone]

I too found it odd that she would bring up ‘astrology’ of all things. How strange that she would bring it up to this audience in Mr Javad Akhtar’s presence !

[@RashidKhan-bk9hm]

Fantastic! Same wave length as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Fry, Daniel Dennett, Niel de Grasse Tyson, Stephen Hawkins, etc etc - All well accomplished rational thinkers. Just love Javed Bhai!

[@faizee5120]

My First Question tell me the source of your morality or the source of morality of people like Richard Dawkins or javed akhtar bhai the great fanatics!

[@faizee5120]

My second question delete law, delete morals & delete religion! Now define rationality!

[@faizee5120]

And Thirdly my friend believing is not to believe is a faith! So my friend by default atheism is a religion! If you are or not it doesn't matter

[@faizee5120]

@@user-ng7ri8qj9k wow you judge a person's religion by his name, same old stereotype fundamentalism! And You called religion is bad thing! people like you is nothing but just a by-product of fox news & Richard Dawkins !Neo-atheism even give a bad name to atheism at least they are honest

[@KetanNahar7]

Best!

[@tahmidikhlas1984]

Almost all of us know it to the fact that most of our beliefs are our own creation and their is no point in having form of belief, yet we choose to live in denial.

[@delhivines7804]

Sadguru dislikes this

[@gourishbemalgi765]

Well even sadhguru says the same thing about God. But he's got a "way of living" that changes your whole perspective on life.

[@ShivamSingh-qz3kh]

@@gourishbemalgi765 that's bullshit

[@RR-oo2wf]

That Fake Osho Is No Match for Zawed Akhter

[@RR-oo2wf]

That Fake Osho Is No Match for Zawed Akhter

[@raj-ki9cd]

Lol. sadguru must be appreciated on the matter of fooling people and earning money.

[@pramoduniyal9115]

Javed Saab....a thoughtful mind,,heart in right place and no tolerance for stupidity. Salute!

[@sosnikit]

no tolerance for what he believes is stupidity. just like any blind follower of a religion.

[@sultanehind5884]

1 like for the Javed sir 1 dislike for the lighting arrangement and restless women

[@FINESTOCKS]

Javed Akhtar sir is a great thinker which can teach a great lession for future generations . We should make use of his experience and rational thinking . I love him for giving me way of life

[@sosnikit]

THINKER ? are you kidding me. He is concluding everything like he knows everything. thats not a "THINKER" bro. He is not thinking anymore, he is just talking.

[@rehanawajahat8128]

I'm learning so much from Javed Akhtar

[@aatmaDipoBhava]

Its 3 month now, tell me are you a muslim now.

[@aatmaDipoBhava]

Its. 4 month,now what.... Did you able to break free from Religion?

[@shahrukhansa580]

@@aatmaDipoBhava it's 5 month now are you still alive 😅

[@cricketlaunch2405]

Learning that there is no god

[@_The_Alchemist_]

It's been a year now. 😀

[@bostonbiker]

Gives me a shiver to even think the void he is gonna leave when he is gone. Long live sir! For us! For india !!

[@brijeshpanwar5977]

Really amazed to listen such a wise man. Javed Sahab boggles my mind.

[@MrSassyB]

I want Javed as my Father. What a fun and logical man.

[@buddhadipmukherjee4255]

trust me, you probably don't. He's the kind of guy of want to be sitting next to in a train on a long journey. He's perfect for the role of the mysterious stranger who tells you amazing stories. But he never was a good father to his own kids. Alcohol destroyed that for him. I think you'd love him a lot more as long as he remains your mentor or inspiration, though.

[@amirhasan7194]

Shoma please provide mic to the guest speakes as on many videos they were not clearly audible, I literally had to drill the earphones in. Please!!

[@esotericpilgrim548]

Javwed sir is a enlightened man, Enlightened people are not bound by any religion.In the surface such people seems as ethesist. THANT IS THE WAY ENLIGHTENED HIDE FROM PUBLIC. We have so many falls Gurus in india who speak Religion who pretend as enlightened. He is a great soul, I love him and respect for him.From KERALA.

[@arunmehta4025]

Javed Akhtar is a serious professional,polished,sophisticated intellectual influencer and honesty is inconceivable and impossible.He is an impressive intellectual entertainment and review course in "how To" of public speaking and ability to express,convince,lay out the matter and make a point as he wants it viewed. Shoma Choudhary is a very good anchor,moderator and puts forth very incisive questions that enrich the quality of interaction and gets the best of the responder.

[@sumanrao1739]

Very interesting! SOUND SOUND SOUND! Post production has not been done properly. Sad. Many will just stop listening. We have to keep adjusting the volume up and down for Javed's speech.

[@shehzadkamal]

What a poor sound for Javed Akhtar Sahab. Host has a better micropohone but Javed Sahab was given a poor working mic.

[@md.masihurrahman9522]

Jawed sb 's Kturta thas maker .Why don't he could reflect about his own existence.He is Marxism conditioned intellectual. He takes refuse in obsolet theory of Darwism.Should read books on science and Quran.

[@Versatileabhi]

@@md.masihurrahman9522 science is against quran.

[@ShokatAliYT]

I understand the time crush but the host should let the guest speak a little more & keep her views/questions precise.

[@gvmehta9036]

Q

[@ahmadmumtaz4947]

She could have stayed Salient : silence could have been better and let Javed sb spoke as much as the time allowed ..!!

[@rupendra79]

Ultimate truth can be experienced through Self-realization. No blind faith.

[@leoharsh24]

only true comment i see in this comment section, which got some sense. 🙏

[@parmarpraveen]

I hope you would have experienced ultimate truth before making this comment otherwise this statement it self is false.

[@siddhantmishra3598]

@@parmarpraveen I have , now are u willing to believe me ? What if I say I’ve had a glimpse of nirgun nirakar form of shiva , parashiva ? Will u accept the truth ? Or by any means do u have the capacity to negate , nullify or invalidate the experience of people the likes of Buddha , Ramakrishna Paramahana and swami Vivekananda ? Hmm ? Do u ?

[@faizyrizvi181083]

plz add english subtitles here, the whole world should listen it

[@moteague]

This man is brilliant. Who is this man? I just found out about him today by mistake. Does he have any books?

[@jacksparrow5201]

He (javed akhtar) is writer and famous lyricist in India

[@ankurkaushik7190]

He has got Richards Dawkins Award the greatest award for atheism

[@ankurkaushik7190]

He is a poet and has written many good poetry collections. He has no books on atheism.

[@johnv5527]

24:30.... our responsibility as parents. Hope for our future!!

[@201067122253]

My kind of guy, a true Indian and an atheist like me :)

[@sosnikit]

vow! so you found the proof that there is no god. damn. good for you.

[@prabhatsinhjadav2705]

@@sosnikit atheism in not proof that god doesn't exist it's rejection of existence of such shit

[@sosnikit]

@@prabhatsinhjadav2705 based on what ? belief or faith? sorry bro you are on the same track as religious people..

[@prabhatsinhjadav2705]

@@sosnikit no m not i just wanted to clear things

[@prabhatsinhjadav2705]

@@sosnikit i thought u said that he got proof that god doesn't exist sarcasticlly

[@goeldba4964]

Why, in India, people take pride in discussing important issues in a language that 90% Indians don't understand?

[@himanshugurjar9002]

Those 90% r not interested in these things also. They r busy surviving.

[@Kaal3339]

They are doing more important work like providing their children better education, earning for their families ,creating bindings ,doing charity, helping understand geopolitics and history and major fields of STEM ....they are not free roaming ego sacks like you and javed who have problem with people having their beliefs...oh common accept the fact he doesn't make your life even 1%better but your hard work and smartness will ....if you are truly rational and practical you won't waste your time in these inconclusive speeches and debates

[@22pledges]

Great. All Indians should study this video. Jawed Akhtar is great Scientist also.

[@someshwarsharma4290]

Learned more than 12 years of schooling by this video

[@navinprakash]

Love all the Algebra conversation.

[@rohanroy6156]

Padma Vibhushan for Javed Akhtar. This man is a national treasure, nothing less. Jai Ho.

[@alidanish1512]

National treasure hai to bharat ratna do

[@rohanroy6156]

ali danish Toh Padma Vibhushan kisko milega?

[@ALGEBRAtheClub]

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[@bjssaini]

We seek salvation from someone who can't even protect our chappals from getting stolen outside temples.

[@readingbooks5887]

That's brutal man

[@sunayoza]

Very nice man. Well said.

[@Ladliju1]

You mean Guru nanak?? If he saves my chappal I sure gonna accept Sikh religion

[@sandeepravivlogs]

Nice thought 🤪

[@mansibisht6768]

Whataa logic

[@najaziz08]

So is the sound & lighting intentionally bad so that the interviewer & interviewee can't be recognised? Mr. Javed Akhtar is indeed very interesting human being. I recognise him despite the poor lighting. To make matters worse, the interviewer doesn't know when to shut up & just listen to his response and when to intervene.

[@Nadd108]

Javed Akhtar is my favorite human being. Such an incredible person. I 100% agree with him on his thoughts about Islam.

[@TheSatanist13]

Anonymous Same here, I'm an ex-muslim Canadian. I love Javed Akhtar

[@lakshay7901]

I came here after watching Sadhguru vs Javed's debate on spiritualism vs rationalism. 😀

[@FawadNahimi]

Please ask Javed Akhtar again on Algebra and let him talk about the topics that he couldn't talk during this conversation.

[@ashjk9219]

33:00 to 42:00 absolutely genius...!!

[@komaljha7131]

U r a gem Sir..😇 and to the host I would say what do u mean by extraordinary time...does extra ordinary times allow or normalize violence. You just cut off an important line.

[@raghubrns]

Can anybody help with the name of the book or female muslim writer that he mentioned between 37:00 and 39:00, who wrote a novel encompassing time between Gupta empire and partition of India?

[@naseeruddinmohammed6036]

ismat chughtai, Quratul Ain Nada

[@raghubrns]

Thank you. Led me find the answer. Slight correction though, Wikipedia says it's Qurratulain Hyder and book i was looking for was 'Aag ka dariya' 😌

[@traderjon6760]

Absolutely loved it! Jawed Sahab ka Jawab nhi

[@RameshBas2014]

javed saab belong to small minority of people who are not afraid to think. He belongs to a great thinkers like Bertrand russel and other rational thinkers!

[@ikbalhossain9559]

True Hero....he changed me completely

[@AMJAWAD-ex9hs]

Use ur own intellect not his

[@sikandergrtkhan8263]

Your name says u must be a Bengali muslim

[@PeePeePooPoo2412]

@@sikandergrtkhan8263 punjabi muslim detected 😂🤔

[@Spssp74]

@@AMJAWAD-ex9hs first you do that !

[@infinto1]

I believe in absolute source and creator because I think. When I see information, design, purpose and self conscious intelligence in this universe and within myself it's self evident.

[@simimisra5318]

An amazing n a very wise man. I wish there were more like him. Its always a pleasure hearing him .👍👌

[@snr5950]

Mr Javed Akhtar is the father of Sadguru Jaggi Vasudeva as far as rationalism n spiritualism...

[@akashsingh4005]

LoL

[@aatmaDipoBhava]

Lol.... Says who, a new victim of a sexy belief system. Bitch please.

[@shankarmukund2589]

IMO Javed was pretty closed minded when it came to discussion with Sadhguru.

[@nareshyashwant8368]

Is it, People in west are so eager to be in the presence of people like Sadhguru and Mr.Eckhart Tolle , Why Sir.....

[@tgsaravind]

so true. Sadguru is a charlatan.

[@sandeephegade3458]

Ma'am we understand your English is quite good, but don't you think you should imbibe a habit of letting the guest speak a little more & keep your views/questions precise. I mean just check it out again, you speak a lot and that completely disconnects the listener....

[@In-fo-tainment]

Can't agree more! Host is hugely irritating.

[@rafiqibrahimnathanie1739]

On the contrary I think she is more intelligent than Javed. A well educated and trained journalist. Her Reporting is good. I like her poise and eloquence.

[@shanblues7257]

@@rafiqibrahimnathanie1739 she doesn't even realise the difference between astronomy and astrology.

[@mem1001953]

Most of the journalists like to show their knowledge. Another issue is bad timing to interupt while the speaker has not stopped his sentence .

[@salil508]

Can anybody clarify the name of the Pakistani novelist Javed Akhtar mentioned at around 37:25 after Ismat Chugtai. Pandit Nehru gave her citizenship after she had to leave Pakistan. My interest is for the novel she wrote. Answers would really be appreciated. Thanks @algebra!

[@pradeepkr2523]

The novelist mentioned is Qurratulain Hyder, and the aforementioned novel is Aag Ka Dariya (River of Fire).

[@srmohanty7460]

javed ji ur talking the language of sadguru. Actually most of Hindus thinks like javed ji. Yeah most of us re seekers not believers we always argue. But some narrow minded illiterate gau rakshak re making fun of us . feeling sad

[@ravindrakumarbh7040]

Please don't insult Javed ji by comparing with Jaggi..there is no durguru or sadguru. All are humans.

[@krishnanitturkar2793]

@@RR-oo2wf ur right and @sr mohanty is wrong. Majority of Hindus are against your Crap Religion and yes we do worship animals. To know why and how are GODS created in hinduism read Hindu scripture first or listen to #sadhguru jaggi vasudev once you will know the truth. FYI todays all Muslim countries formed because of wars and forced conversions. No one in the past accepted Islam peacefully execpt very very few(in hundreds).

[@shashankethane]

I couldn't agree more

[@himanshugurjar9002]

@@ravindrakumarbh7040 Sadhgurus non spiritual talks r pure logic. Hardly anyone comes close. This guy is too juvenile if u listen to jiddu Krishnamurthy or osho or prakhar ke pravachan or acharya prashant. Please open up ur mind and consume more and more content

[@ashalivarma4623]

This is an amazing. Javed is quite brilliant

[@nityabarmate7502]

buddhism preached by babasaheb ambedkar tells you sir. babasaheb came forward with buddhism to counter the established religions.but it was the massive failure of his followers to not to take this religion to the level he foresaw hence confined to a limited mass

[@movieemotionme5546]

Dear friends and people of India. I have no faith left in the majority of politicians of India. But, I have faith and belief in the younger generation in their 20s and 30s. I would want us to take India to it's zenith together. That could only happen when we treat everybody equally irrespective of their religion, caste, creed, sex etc. The younger generation of India match their wavelengths with that of the great thinker like Javed Akhtar, which is commendable. Please, be proud of the Indian constitution as it provides equality to everybody. It is the politicians who make us fight in terms of our religions. Please respect each other and the makers of the constitution. " India is a land of many religions but India itself has no religion. "

[@aulakh31]

Javed Akhtar made some very intelligent comments to support his beliefs, but unfortunately, his microphone was way too far from his mouth, and one had to strain to catch his words. The Algebra IT team is requested to tweak the audio output of Mr. Javed Akhtar a little bit to make his words a little easier to catch. Thanks.

[@parteeksyoparn]

Such a great personality!

[@KetanNahar7]

We are fortunate to witness Javed Akhtar!

[@darkestsunmoon]

Javed Akhtar is 2020 Richard Dawkins Award winner,

[@chetanborade4908]

Great Information! But please next time you shoot, take care of Lighting conditions and camera angle. We could hardly see anything

[@kravisha1]

I wonder how many valuable people we lost in the name of religion across the world.

[@nahidsyyed906]

And are still losing...

[@N.Sudhanssu]

It's a great loss for following all this stupid religions and loosing the people and kicking the humanity

[@sandyajj]

My thoughts exactly😄people are nice inspite their religion !!!

[@ritubhatt3092]

You Should keep the volume in a way it is easily audible..have to stay quite alert to hear it properly..yet it's not satisfactorily audible..take care of that next time

[@ashrafulhaque8759]

It's not the question whether there is God or not...It's whether you are using a religion or a philosophy as a tool in your inquiry about God. Just remember, the type and the quality of the tools matters. Also, don't be too attached to your tool.

[@SAYEEDKHAN27]

Audio quality: Better just remove this from KZbin barely could hear. Lighting and background : non sense. Distracting to hear something which is almost inaudible.

[@ishitafantasyworld3452]

🤔🤔🤔dimaag hila dene wala video ,superb sir...

[@shreeniket123]

Can anybody tell me what name did he pronounce at 37:22 ?

[@sreenivasankanneparambil159]

Sound quality is very poor. Such an important discussion Should have good quality so that every body can grasp it The right way.

[@vocabularytalk3438]

Javed is the one who I admire most

[@parmarmk2877]

I respect Javed sir...!! Madam every time Javed Akhtar share stage with One type of Guru and Sants ...!!! Next time please make some room for Mulla ..molllvi or any Padari on stage...!!🙏

[@mnkntmn6]

Urdu (original) and English version: kractivist.org/poem-by-javed-akhtar-naya-hukmnama-the-new-ordinance/ *Naya Hukmnama* Kisi ka hukm hai Saari hawayein Hamesha chalne se pehle batayein Ke unki samt ( direction) kya hai Hawaon ko batana yeh bhi hoga Chalengi jab tto kya raftaar hogi Ke aandhi ki ijazat ab nahi hai Hamari ret ki yeh sab faseelein (ramparts) Ye kagaz ke mahal Jo ban rahe hain Hifazat inki karna hai zaruri Aur aandhi hai purani inki dushman Ye sab hi jaante hain Kisika hukm hai Dariya ki lehren Zara ye sarkashi ( strong headedness) kam kar lein Apni hadd mein thehrein Ubharna phir bikharna Bikhar kar phir ubharna Galat hai unka ye hungama karna Yeh sab hai sirf vehshat ki alamat (signs of insanity) Baghavat ki alamat Baghavat tto nahi bardasht hogi Ye vehshat tto nahi bardasht hogi Agar lehron ko hai dariya mein rehna Tto unko hoga bas chupchap behna Kisika hukm hai Is gulsitaN mein Bas ab ik rang ke hi phool honge Kuch afsar honge Jo ye tai karenge GulistaN kis tarha banna hai kal ka Yaqeenan phool ikrangi tto hongey Magar ye rang hoga kitna gehra kitna halka Ye afsar tai karenge Kisiko ye koi kaise bataye GulistaN mein Kahin bhi phool ikrangi nahi hotey Kabhi ho hi nahi sakte Ki har ik rang mein chupkar Bahut se rang rehte hain Jinhone baagh ikrangi banana chahe thay Unko zara dekho Ke jab ik rang mein sau rang zahir ho gayein hain tto Woh ab kitne pareshaN hain Woh kitne tung ( harassed )rehte hain Kisiko ye koi kaise bataye HawayeiN aur lehreN Kab kisika hukm sunti hain HawayeiN Hakkimon ki mutthiyon mein, hathkadi mein qaidkhano mein Nahi ruktin Yeh lehren roki jaati hain Tto dariya kitna bhi ho pursukoon ( calm) Betaab hota hai Aur is betaabi ka agla qadam Sailab (flood )hota hai. Kisiko ko ye koi kaise bataye - *Javed Akhtar*

[@runthomas]

I am from london and am javed akhtars BIGGEST FAN.... LOVE THAT GUY, AND HIS RATIONALITY

[@tempomiss8530]

Javed hope you will open many more eyes 🙌

[@MrZady100]

His own eyes are closed. How will he open the eyes of others.

[@pratyushprakhar5610]

​@@MrZady100 illiteracy at its peak 😂

[@masterk8471]

He shouldn't die ever humanity need this person for a very long time

[@Smilevijengmailcom]

audio prblm is there.. while speaking mem voice become loud and while javed sahab voice become low level.. so problem is to decide on which volume level i listen.. my phone's voice button going to fail..

[@ambrish58]

Everyone like to associate themselves with something or someone, but I wish to choose my own path towards the truth. I am not against religion neither against atheism. But I would love to listen to both the sides.

[@pragasamramaswamy1592]

GREAT JAVED AKTAR. I SALUTE YOU SIR. YOUR WORDS ARE NOT COMING FROM YOUR LIPS, BUT FROM THE HEART.

[@rishiwastad]

I never knew Javed Akhtar had such rich views on atheism he is such a woke man.

[@morbidgirl6808]

Being an atheist doesn't make you woke. I've met conservative atheists too..

[@khushiparmar1843]

Atheism is also a blind faith

[@Versatileabhi]

@@khushiparmar1843 Athiesm is not a faith.only criteria required to be an Athiest is to not believe in any God. You make your own moral code and choice. Not like religion where one has to follow the moral code of centuries old with no reformation.

[@Versatileabhi]

@@morbidgirl6808 How can a Athiest be conservative? Conservatism is only associated with religion because it forces you to follow the moral code of centuries old. It makes no sense for an Athiest to be conservative . Its a contradiction in itself. For eg people become conservative when they want to force their ideas on others because they believe its from god but An Athiest makes his own moral code so for him there is no point to force his moral code on others . He will make that only for himself.

[@rahulgoswami3691]

He is a rationalist

[@John32x]

To be an atheist in india you have to be as talented as Javed Saab What a gem he is ❤❤

[@aquiline-m1590]

In my eyes Javed Akhtar is in the list of top 10 greatest people in the India.

[@BrijMohan-zo8jc]

Javed Akhtar Sahab is an asset to our country.

[@pragasamramaswamy1592]

TRUTH BY JAVED. YOUR MIND IS VERY CLEAR SIR. IF THERE IS GOD, HIS BLESSINGS ARE SURE FOR YOU SIR.

[@rediff9819]

Please arrange Javed-Vs-Zakir Naik debate. That would be a real battle of wits.

[@prabhdeepsingh2838]

Bow down to the king of explicitness

[@KetanNahar7]

I'm impressed with the anchor!

[@aishwaryaburagohain4211]

Simply unparalleled.

[@ushaanand4942]

An eye opener and inspiring talk from Javed Akhtar ji, however I wish the sound was better, missed some of the talk because his voice was very soft

[@vocabularytalk3438]

I won't be tired of listening his talk

[@LearnMarketTech]

One Of the best interview ..of Javed saheb ❤️....sound quality is so bad

[@drimranulhoda4173]

It was more of a comedy session rather than an intellectual session

[@spuriusscapula4829]

Because it hurt your beliefs?

[@qalat23]

I think you're politely confessing. He has squeezed your thinking faculty. Maybe next year you will comprehend the essence of this kind of comedy..🎉

[@iqbalahmadkhan2450]

Javed sahab has his views, and seems to articulate them, transparently. Time, in its course, decides the impact and imprint of such subjects. Leave it thus. Someone will read or realize then, as to who commands what. That would be justified. However, religions are there to exist & co-exist. If javed sahab has his way, so do all others.

[@ashish_singraur]

That's what he said....walk on your own path.not by someone's , who said something 1400 year back. His whole point is just think by yourself.

[@syedgul5920]

❤️Javed Akhter Saheb is truly an precious asset for India. Very impressed by intelligence. 🙏🇨🇦❤️

[@Isla_Dawa]

Are you Syed ? Change your name please

[@hammadraza9255]

@@Isla_Dawa agree