internet Archives

Does India Deserve the Internet Freedom it Enjoys?

It might seem shocking, given how some of our ministers think the internet was invented during the Mahabharata, but the Indian internet is actually a marvel – compared to the EU and USA, who are considering draconian copyright laws and doing away with net neutrality respectively.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 29, 2016

People

The Difficulty of Being Taimur Ali Khan

Taimur Ali Khan has his whole life ahead of him and it does not include wars and genocide.

Devaiah Bopanna June 28, 2016

People

The In-Betweeners: Millennials Who Aren’t Millennial Enough

We were born in the ’80s; and we’re millennials too. But we’re also the last generation to have actually known what life without internet and mobile phones looked like.

Riddhi K June 23, 2016

Pop Culture

Bandersnatch Review: A Tedious DIY Film for a Generation That Hates Making Choices

Netflix’s interactive film Bandersnatch is a gimmick, a new toothpaste you must taste before declaring it as unfamiliar. I get what it’s trying to do, but I don’t want to goddamn choose someone’s cereal, or the song they must listen to. I could live with the world being a little less interactive really.

Manik Sharma June 1, 2016

Cyber

Happy Birthday, Internet. You’re the Best Nanny I Could Ask For

As our phones changed from landlines to mobiles, the internet sped up with us 1 kbps at a time. So the next time someone asks you where you’re from, slap your chest and proudly say that you were raised on the borderless, limitless empire of the internet.

Karima Khan May 24, 2016

POV

Woke in the Streets, Privileged in the Sheets: The Birth of the Half-Liberal

Deluded do-gooders – people who make the right noises about the right trending things – are everywhere today. They sit in air-conditioned conference rooms, with a plastic Bisleri bottle on every table discussing global warming. They outrage about #EqualPay, but will choose to exploit the bai.

Ramjaane May 3, 2016

Modern Family

Help! My Mother is a Candy Crush Addict

If you thought that all mothers are a picture of humility, grace, and unconditional love, you are wrong. Mine is a raging, swearing, warm-your-own-food kind of obsessive gamer. Currently, she’s leading her friends on stage 2,510 of Candy Crush Saga.

Charmi Trevadia May 2, 2016

Technology

How Millennials Will Script a Happier 2020 on the Internet

As we enter the 2020s, the once-utopian internet is overrun with misinformation, hate speech, and dopamine-boosting algorithms. Hopefully millennials can add online misinformation and business recklessness to things that we’ve destroyed.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 1, 2016

Technology

Why Are We Freaking Out About LinkedIn’s Red Light District?

Social media is only following Rule 34 of the internet – if something exists online, a porn version of it must exist too. Social media’s Rule 34 avatar is sexual media. And LinkedIn’s Red Light District is only a by-product of this.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 25, 2016

Technology

Can Any of Us Afford to Live Offline?

Going offline is not an option. The work culture today demands that you are available 24X7 – over the phone, on WhatsApp, and email. And even if it’s not work, can you walk into a conversation if you have nothing to say about that viral tweet from @wokeboyhimtoo.

Yashasvini Mathur April 20, 2016