Multiculturalism Quotes

“Favoritism is Good (The Sonnet)

My favorite language in the world is Turkish,
Because its culture electrifies my scars.
My favorite language in the East is Telugu,
Because its music emboldens my nerves.

My favorite language in the West is Spanish,
Because it teaches me the worth of freedom.
Favorite ancient tongues are Arabic 'n Sanskrit,
For one embodies peace, another assimilation.

My favorite science of all is electronics,
For it empowers my imagination untainted.
My favorite philosophy is everyday curiosity,
It helps me transcend all sectarian intellect.

My favorite religion in the world is service,
Because it transforms an animal into human.
I don't care what you believe or don't,
As long as your behavior speaks compassion.

Favoritism is a civilized faculty,
when practiced beyond blood and border.
Problem is when you see nothing at all,
beyond the rim of your family and culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“For an earthbound species, I am native of earth - for an interplanetary species, I am native of Milky Way - for an intergalactic species, I am a native of the cosmos - for a lifeform beyond time and space, I am but a speck of carbon-based electrochemical memory.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Mucize Mülteci
(Divine Refugee Sonnet)

Call me misafir, call me göçmen,
This heart of mine is always migrant.
Şan ve şöhrete ben muhtaç değilim,
Benim derdim dünya, dünya dermanım.

Call me gypsy, or call me refugee,
This heart of mine is always migrant.
I've got no use for silicon or gold,
World is my bane, world, my ointment.

In Sanskrit I am Abhijit,
In English I am Victor.
In Arabic I am Ghalib,
In History I am Reformer.

Call me whatever you like,
Befitting your culture.
I have no reservations,
Above my human nature.

So many tongues, as many names -
Some call agua, some call pani.
Conquer the tongue, spirit is the same -
Some dub it divine, I live as humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“In some circles, I am called a genius,
Yet the only genius I know of is service.
In other circles, I am branded fraud,
Yet the only fraud I know of is prejudice.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“Spangskritlish
(Sonnet for Tomorrow's Citizen)

जाग्रत, उत्तिष्ठ, जगत् स्कन्धे गृहाण,
आत्मानं विस्मरतु, संसारस्य अश्रुमार्जयतु।
द्वेषं हिंसां च सर्वं परित्यज्य,
जाग्रत, उत्तिष्ठ, सुमनुष्य भवतु।

Eres Dios, eres diablo -
Lo que decidas, ¡así será!
Human destiny is human decision,
Somos la iluminación en toda oscuridad.

We are the illumination,
We are the answer to our prayer.
Karanlık bile korkacak bizden,
When we rise as each other's keeper.

Dolor del mundo es nuestro dolor.
While the apes doze, human builds the road.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“Eres Dios, eres diablo -
Lo que decidas, ¡así será!
Human destiny is human decision,
Somos la iluminación en toda oscuridad.

We are the illumination,
We are the answer to our prayer.
Karanlık bile korkacak bizden,
When we rise as each other's keeper.

Dolor del mundo es nuestro dolor.
While the apes doze, human builds the road.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“Love Before Language (Sonnet 1227)

أعظم الحقيقة هي الحب ،
أعظم قانون هو الحب.
أعظم إيمان هو الحب ،
أعظم وجود هو الحب.

प्रेमसत्यं ब्रह्मसत्यम्।
प्रेम विना अस्तित्वं नास्ति।।
प्रेमदर्शनं ब्रह्मदर्शनम्।
प्रेम विना ब्रह्माण्डं नास्ति।।

Love happens regardless of facts,
Facts happen regardless of love.
When love and facts come together,
Magic happens in our veins and nerve.

Love before language,
Heart before heritage.
To unify this broken world,
I once took the divine pledge.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“The double standard inherent in Bournian multiculturalism lauds subaltern ethnicity while decrying majority ethnicity. Völkish native authenticity is championed for aboriginal groups against European migrants to the New World but downplayed for aboriginal Europeans in countries receiving non-European immigrants.”
― Eric Kaufmann, Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities

“My favorite language in the world is Turkish,
Because its culture electrifies my scars.
My favorite language in the East is Telugu,
Because its music emboldens my nerves.
My favorite language in the West is Spanish,
Because it teaches me the worth of freedom.
Favorite ancient tongues are Arabic 'n Sanskrit,
For one embodies peace, another assimilation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“Every American carries with them the story of an immigrant— undocumented and visionary.”
― William Castano-Bedoya, We the Other People: The Beggars of the Mercury Lights

“From Karbala to Kurukshetra, from Jerusalem to Chanakkale, light of truth has never submitted to the howling audacity of divisive animality - then why should you? Remember, there is a karbala in each of you, there is a kurukshetra in each of you, there is a jerusalem and chanakkale in each of you. And till you accept defeat out of your own free will, not a force in the world can dampen the daring advances of love and reason.

So, get up - get out - and get lost!

Wanna lead the world? First learn about the world - get so lost in the struggles of each and every people of planet earth, that you forget where you came from altogether - get so lost in the struggles of the people of earth, that for the first time in life you start to breathe as a whole human being - get so lost, that for the first time you see the light of dawn not as a puny slave to puny borders, but as the civilized maker of a civilized world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“Wanna lead the world? First learn about the world - get so lost in the struggles of each and every people of planet earth, that you forget where you came from altogether - get so lost in the struggles of the people of earth, that for the first time in life you start to breathe as a whole human being - get so lost, that for the first time you see the light of dawn not as a puny slave to puny borders, but as the civilized maker of a civilized world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“Try not to fathom the ocean
by a glass or two of its water.
Leave behind all head-butting,
and be one with the ocean fervor.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“World Integration Day
(9th October Sonnet)

When I am gone,

Celebrate not October 9th,
as the day Naskar was born.
Celebrate it if you so desire,
as the World Day of Integration.

Tie a bracelet of assimilation,
amongst buddies across culture.
Pledge to have each other's back,
even if deemed tradition's traitor.

Mark you, one day is not enough,
to live as an integration advocate.
But the journey of a million miles,
must begin with one bold step.

Live each day of your life,
as proof of love and oneness.
Cause inclusion defying prejudice,
You are the cure for divisiveness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“When I am gone,

Celebrate not October 9th,
as the day Naskar was born.
Celebrate it if you so desire,
as the World Day of Integration.

Tie a bracelet of assimilation,
amongst buddies across culture.
Pledge to have each other's back,
even if deemed tradition's traitor.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“One World Family (The Sonnet)

My dream is, one world family,
not one world government.
My vision calls for a human world,
beyond the battle of right and left.

Trading Nato for Brics ain't advancement,
Swapping Sam with Soviet isn't progress.
If your mistrust of one colonizer
makes you build alliance with another,
it's not change but recurring regress.

Change is only change when
inhumanity is rejected altogether.
If inhumanity merely changes carrier,
it's not change but diplomatic disaster.

Alliance after alliance, cult after cult,
Politics over people will destroy the world.
All alliance stem from interest not integration,
Such geopolitical diplomacy will be our castration.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“All said and done, in our headstrong struggle for inclusion, we mustn't also underestimate everything we have achieved so far as a species. As a matter of fact, we've come a long way since our tribal days of division and discrimination. Let me show you how. World's most beloved poet, Mevlana Rumi, was a muslim - world's icon of civil rights, MLK, was a black person - world's greatest inspiration of science, Albert Einstein, was a German Jew - and most recently, as of 2023, PM of UK and VP of US, both are of Indian origin.

So don't tell me, we've achieved nothing - don't tell me, there is no hope for integration! Integration is happening all over the world, despite the ancient impediments of intolerance and hate. Therefore, the question is not whether integration is possible - real question is, are you a part of that integration, or aren't you! Our home is planet earth - and here on earth, we all cry the same pain, smile the same joy, and live the same love.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“Here on earth, we all cry the same pain, smile the same joy, and live the same love.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“I am proud to say, I am the son of a laborer - first one to have education in my family - and the first multicultural scientist and poet in human history.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“Light is but another name for integration.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Sapiosultan (The Sonnet)

They ask me, do I believe in destiny?
Sure, I do - you are looking at it.
I am destiny - of you - of the world,
I am the destiny of entire humanity.

I am the bridge - between everything -
science, poetry, philosophy - everything.
Between everything and everyone -
I am the bridge between hearts still beating.

I am not a servant to the field,
I am a servant to the valley -
the valley of life and light -
beyond the squabbles of dead sanity.

Who am I - or better yet, what am I?
I am but a spark of reason tempered by warmth,
I am but a spark of boldness tempered by humility,
I am but a spark of justice tempered by conscience.

I am neither man nor woman,
I am neither mind nor machine,
I am neither head nor heart,
I am neither spine nor spleen.

I am but that - that one ceaseless truth,
aspiring across all fallacies untrue.
I am but that - that one untainted light,
shining as proof of time yet to come true.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“I am the bridge - between everything - science, poetry, philosophy - everything.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“English is my work language,
Turkish is my love language,
Spanish is my play language,
Telugu is my leisure language.

This would probably be different for you - perhaps for you, it all happens in one language - English, and that's perfectly fine. Different people are inspired in different ways - it's alright - as long as all our inspirations converge into one result - a better world for all - where there is no interracial dialogue, there is no intercultural communication, there is no interreligious relations - because - there is but one race, humanity - there is but one culture, humanity - there is but one religion, humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“I have but one law - I don't exist. I don't have a homeland, I don't have a native tongue, I don't have an origin culture - for you are my home, your tongue is my tongue, your culture is my culture. Those who still want to learn about my origin, could easily find out where I come from and all that nonsense, but as for me, my existence is rooted in you - that's all you gotta know. Nothing else matters, nothing else must matter. I repeat, nothing else must matter. For an earthbound species, I am native of earth - for an interplanetary species, I am native of Milky Way - for an intergalactic species, I am a native of the cosmos - for a lifeform beyond time and space, I am but a speck of carbon-based electrochemical memory.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“I have but one law - I don't exist. I don't have a homeland, I don't have a native tongue, I don't have an origin culture - for you are my home, your tongue is my tongue, your culture is my culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Pani, agua, water, it's all one.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat
(Pani, Agua, Water Sonnet)

In some circles, I am called a genius,
Yet the only genius I know of is service.
In other circles, I am branded fraud,
Yet the only fraud I know of is prejudice.

Saying, you've explored my work,
after spending an evening scrolling
through a few quotes, is like saying,
you've climbed Mount Everest,
after spending an evening scrolling
through pictures of the Himalayas.

Yet I can tell you who I am,
I don't need a million lines but one.
Iman insaniyat, mazhab muhabbat*;
Pani, agua, water, it's all one.

Take my Bible, Koran & Vedas,
Take my Origin of Species.
Throw me to the fires of hell,
My life will still smell of roses.

(*faith humanity, religion love)”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“When one Naskar dies in body,
Thousand Naskars will take his place.
Naskar the person died a long time ago,
What speaks to you is Naskar the oneness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“They ask me,
why do you speak for so many cultures,
when you are not born in those cultures?
So I asked the sun,
why do you share your light with earth,
when you are not born of earth?

The sun told me,
o ye of little mind, don't you know,
light is not mine to give!
Light is the intrinsic right of life,
I am merely accessory to the motive.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“I exist when you exist;
You exist, therefore I exist.
Shared existence is only existence,
Scared existence is existence ruined.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One