It is estimated that sixty-six percent of India’s population lives in its villages. Despite, the internet becoming synonymous with urbanisation, it is the rural India that holds the key to the digitalisation of the nation. With the internet making inroads into our villages, it becomes imperative to explore the impacts
Author: Abhijit Kaur
Abhijit has recently finished her Post Graduation in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics. She has a long term goal of pursuing a career in academia. She wishes to improve and challenge her existing knowledge and contribute to the subject through research. Her areas of research include Social impacts of technology, Gender and Sustainable Development.
THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL DISRUPTIONS ON THE REAL WORLD: LOOKING AT INTERNET
The current health crisis has to lead to an increasing acknowledgment about our dependence on the internet technology. All sectors including health, education, trade, leisure, governance and now even our jobs would find it difficult to survive without the internet. Apart from its utilisation during the peaceful times, social media