You are what you WhatsApp?
Letters are formal. Texts and chats are informal. Letters and emails are with a subject. Texts are boundaryless. Grammar is part of the formal writing. And too cumbersome for the…
Allegorizing Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp
The Arnab Goswami Whatsapp chats that have come to the fore during the Mumbai police investigations into the Indian talk show host’s conduct represent an important and powerful allegory for…
WhatsApp: what happens now?
The Telegram and Signal messaging apps have recorded a rapid rise in demand. This comes days after their major rival WhatsApp publicized an update on their terms of service. The…
Time of use – more than just a Whatsapp message
In the age of social media, rumours and misinformation spread at an alarming rate. And when the information pertains to electricity rates, a subject that almost everyone has an opinion…
ARTICLES Time of use – more than just a Whatsapp message
In the age of social media, rumours and misinformation spread at an alarming rate. And when the information pertains to electricity rates, a subject that almost everyone has an opinion…
What splits us? A WhatsApp case study
Like many of you must have experienced with your friends and colleagues, some of my friends, old classmates, acquaintances and colleagues all continue to create groups using WhatsApp, the communication…
Modi’s shattered mirage
In a twist worthy of South Asia’s chaotic history, the recent armed exchange between India and Pakistan did more than challenge borders – it upended myths. The mighty, self-proclaimed regional…
Joining the social connectivity dots
People are strange. I am socially awkward. I want “me” time. I am a private person. Wish I was an extrovert. These are some comments that we hear from people…
Losing the plot
YOU can tell when a government in Pakistan has lost the plot when they turn to the bureaucrats for ideas on how to make change happen. There are usually many…
Below the radar
THIS past Monday morning proved a difficult class to teach and it was not just because it was hot on the heels of the mess that was the India-Pakistan cricket…
