Google 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

Gender

Is Going Blonde The Secret to My Success?

The perfect hair colour is like a unicorn, just as mythical. Usually you fall between “Are you fucking mad?” or “I can’t see a thing”. But the secret to a woman's success is going blonde. At least that's what Google tells me.

Richa Sahu July 27, 2016

First Person

World Post Day: How My Mother Lost Her Voice as Emails Replaced Letters

Sometimes, when I miss my mother’s younger, healthier, happier self, all I need to do is close my eyes and think of the beautiful letters she wrote me – letters as distinct as the way she drapes her saree. But the realisation that my life was going to be forever lacking in the salt of her written words dawned on me when her memory began to fade.

Chandrima Pal July 24, 2016

POV

Fake News and the Case of the Internet Police Gone Rogue

In the Cambridge Analytica exposé, Facebook has been negligent with sensitive data. Google was fined €2.42 billion by the EU for manipulating search engine results to favour its own shopping service. Do they then have a moral right to carry out the function of being the internet police?

Hardik Rajgor July 24, 2016

People

Person of the Week: Baba Ramdev

Baba Ramdev, who is only a few business deals away from launching his own line of yoga-enabled spacecraft, is at this point, just showing off. It wouldn’t come as a shock if he’s the one who finally cures AIDS.

#VALUE! July 16, 2016

Gender

Is the Google Walkout the Way Forward for the #MeToo Movement?

Over the past year, women have done enough talking, outing sexual harassers with courage. But despite that, powerful men get away with million-dollar severance packages. Google Walkout seems to be the answer.

Kahini Iyer July 9, 2016

People

DIY Happiness

The internet made me think that with enough pig-headedness, I could crack depression like a mathematical equation. But after a few hundred articles, I'm more miserable than ever.

Piyush Tainguriya May 28, 2016

POV

Google, Modi, and the Game of Monopoly

Google, today, is an illustration of the Indian political landscape. The essential flaw that afflicts Google – a complete lack of competition – also shapes our government.

Hardik Rajgor May 19, 2016