Internet and social media shutdowns cannot be knee-jerk reactions
Jammu and Kashmir has seen Internet shutdowns 28 times in the last five years, but a targeted approach to curbing social media is a first
Take on the trolls: Let’s reclaim our public spaces
Just like in a physical space, social media users should come together to protect other members of the community and reclaim our virtual public spaces
India’s untapped content producers
Unless we treat India’s large unconnected population as a pool of producers, we will not be able to achieve the results we dream in a Digital India.
Recipe for a smart village
The government needs to think about creating 250,000 smart panchayats. Or it can start with a smaller target
Connecting the other half
Most of those who are excluded from access to the Internet are at the bottom of the pyramid, mostly residing in developing countries
Digital looms large
Household income of weavers in Nuapatna have tripled following digital interventions in the processes of designing, archiving, marketing and sales
A letter from an uncounted boy
A sneak peak into the life of an uncounted boy of the Agariya tribe who live in Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch
Thirst for knowledge
There is no limit to learning online; the Internet is full of information—all one needs is a thirst for knowledge
The demons of demonetisation
How can we hope to create a cashless economy without understanding the lives of the poor who form a majority of the country’s population
Cashless versus cash less
There are more cashless people in India than the number of people who have the means to live cashless lives