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What social media skirmishes tell us about ourselves

May 7, 2016 Divya Sreedharan

This Mother’s Day, remember the “mother of all battles” that happened in Bengaluru some weeks ago? No, it was not fought on a cricket pitch. Rather, it involved moms who were part of a common forum

Not so “social” any more

July 25, 2015 Divya Sreedharan

In the past 10 days, two people have had life-changing experiences. And been written about, because of social media. One was hounded and shamed online. The other was hailed as heroic, again, online. One lost

Why is Kripa “friends” with Creepy?

November 16, 2014 Divya Sreedharan

Kripa is a married mom of two in her mid-30s. She is on Facebook, Twitter and many, many WhatsApp groups. And yep, she has many “friends” across these various social media, across groups, too–school groups,

When a loved one goes missing….

August 27, 2014 Divya Sreedharan

Missing: 95-year-old Shankar Prasad Mishra. My friend Preeti Mishra’s 95-year-old grandfather, whom she lovingly calls Nanu, is missing. He went missing from Babusapalya in Kalyanagar on August 25. Nanu or Shankar Prasad Mishra, is much