I started a podcast | Tabith Awal

In this episode Jon Kabir interviews Tabith Awal.
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo wrote 300 letters to his eldest son Tabith Awal, advising him on everything from student politics to agriculture. It was his dearest wish that Tabith would enter public service, for he had high hopes that the youth would eventually implement the many changes the city desperately required. It is this strong sense of civic duty that he passed on to his son, which Tabith Awal has displayed throughout his life in various ways, and it is this drive for continual improvement that he is bringing to the Mayoral Office for the Dhaka North City Corporation.

Tabith Awal won his first election when he was 14 years old. He had stood for the high school student council presidency at the American International School, Dhaka. The school had accepted his nomination as a joke, for it was unheard of that a freshman would rank anywhere against the host of seniors competing. To their dismay, when the votes came in, he started pulling ahead. After a lot of head scratching, the school committee decided that it was too close to call, cancelled the results, and started a fresh election. This was his first brush with democracy, and his competitive nature continues to this day.

Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Tabith Awal talks about the difference between meetings pre and post-pandemic.
02:29 - Tabith Awal discusses what kind of and format of music he listens to in his youth and how it has changed over the years.
06:21 - Tabith Awal talks about his experience of listening to his mother sing.
07:48 - Tabith Awal talks about the music that excites him.
13:01 - Tabith Awal talks about his favourite team
14:23 - How was the year 2020 for Tabith Awal personally.
16:07 - How did Tabith Awal get into politics.
18:52- Tabith Awal explains what politics is.
21:47 - One song that Tabith Awal would listen to when he experienced heartbreak
23:03 - Does Tabith Awal play any instruments?
25:38 - Tabith Awal’s feelings of speaking in front of crowds.
33:04 - Tabith Awal’s concert experiences
34:50 - Is Tabit Awal an animal lover?
38:38 - How does Tabit Awal think the world is going to be like post-pandemic?