A day long conclave of Indian Netizens who believe in the power of social media and want to use it to bring about sustainable and positive social change
Since PM Modi has received so many clean chits, he got carried away giving a dirty chit to Mr. Clean - former PM Rajiv Gandhi. Maybe he did not know what to do with all his chits.
Thankyou @cjpindia@net4democracy@TeestaSetalvad#NETIZENINDIA
सोशल मीडिया एक सामाजिक आंदोलन और राजनीतिक बदलाव का एक बड़ा और अहम टूल हो सकती है पर असली बदलाव और क्रांति का रास्ता सड़कों से जाता है।
चर्चा- पर्चा साथ 2
Delighted to have been part of Netizens for Democracy campaign to fight hate on social media.The hate hatao app will be out on 30th Jan, the Mahatma’s death anniv. As I said in my speech,MKG would have been probably trolled and attacked as anti national today!Fight hate folks!
"There have been rallies. And ground presence in small town India for the #LGBTQIA movement."
@hiyer on the fact that LGBTQIA issues are not just of the metropolitan.
#NetizensForDemocracy
"Before Social Media and TV there were two influences, Ma and Cinema. Nobody questioned when Manmohan Desai made Amar Akbar Antony. Today you can't even imagine making this movies."
@jaavedjaaferi#NetizensForDemocracy
"A counter narrative is necessary. For this we should start from our freedom struggle. Let us ask these people. Where were they during the Freedom Struggle?"
#AshokDhawale at @net4democracy#NetizensForDemocracy
"This social media. That is so problematic has also helped subaltern voices. It was due to social media that Dalits were able to organise such a huge #BharatBandh after the SC-ST atrocities act was diluted by two judges"
@dilipmandal#NetizensForDemocracy
"The hate we see on social media is not new. This has been a part of us and in our drawing rooms for years. Even our Constituent Assembly was aware and spoke of it."
@dilipmandal#NetizensForDemocracy
India today is governed by three cultures,1) pseudo-thought and gullibility 2)fear and authoritarianism says historianJairus Banaji #netizensfordemocracy@net4democracy