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The Aakash Tablet and Technological Imaginaries of Mass Education in Contemporary India (Excerpt)
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Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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Feb 14, 2016
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Feb 14, 2016 10:11 AM
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Researchers at Work,
Education Technology,
Internet Histories,
Research
In a recently published paper, Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay explore public initiatives in technological solutions for educating the poor and the disadvantaged in independent India. Here is an edited excerpt from the paper that traces the recent history of technological solutions for mass education and unpacking the narrative of ‘failure’ that is associated with the Aakash experiment.
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Living in the Archival Moment
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Dec 14, 2015
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last modified
Jun 30, 2016 05:08 AM
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Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the fifth among seven sections.
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The Infrastructure Turn in the Humanities
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Dec 07, 2015
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Jun 30, 2016 05:07 AM
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Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the fourth among seven sections.
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Reading from a Distance – Data as Text
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Dec 07, 2015
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Jun 30, 2016 05:06 AM
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Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the third among seven sections.
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Silicon Plateau Vol-1
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Nov 28, 2015
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Mar 13, 2019 12:56 AM
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Silicon Plateau,
Art,
Web Cultures,
Research,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
This book marks the beginning of an interdisciplinary artistic project, Silicon Plateau, the scope of which is to observe how
the arts, technology and society intersect in the city of Bangalore. Silicon Plateau is a collaboration between T.A.J. Residency & SKE Projects and the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India. Volume 1 has been developed in collaboration with or-bits.com.
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A Question of Digital Humanities
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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Nov 16, 2015
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Jun 30, 2016 05:06 AM
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Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Featured,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the second among seven sections.
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Digital Humanities in India?
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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Nov 12, 2015
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Jun 30, 2016 05:05 AM
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Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Featured,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the first among seven sections.
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in India - Open Review
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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Aug 19, 2015
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Nov 13, 2015 05:51 AM
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Internet Governance Forum,
Research,
Internet Histories,
Civil Society,
Researchers at Work
This is a book section written for the third volume (2000-2010) of the Asia Internet History series edited by Prof. Kilnam Chon. The pre-publication text of the section is being shared here to invite suggestions for addition and modification. Please share your comments via email sent to raw[at]cis-india[dot]org with 'Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in India - Comments' as the subject line. This text is published under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia - Open Review
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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Aug 19, 2015
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Nov 13, 2015 05:54 AM
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Internet Governance Forum,
Research,
Internet Histories,
Civil Society,
Researchers at Work
This is a book section written for the third volume (2000-2010) of the Asia Internet History series edited by Prof. Kilnam Chon. The pre-publication text of the section is being shared here to invite suggestions for addition and modification. Please share your comments via email sent to raw[at]cis-india[dot]org with 'Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia - Comments' as the subject line. This text is published under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
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Digital Activism in Asia Reader
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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Aug 08, 2015
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Oct 24, 2015 02:36 PM
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Digital Activism,
Digital Activism in Asia Reader,
Featured,
Research,
Net Cultures,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
The digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political acts that transform the citizen from being a beneficiary of change to becoming an agent of change. In co-shaping these changes, what the digital shall be used for, and what its consequences will be, are both up for speculation and negotiation. Digital Activism in Asia marks a particular shift where these questions are no longer being refracted through the ICT4D logic, or the West’s attempts to save Asia from itself, but shaped by multiplicity, unevenness, and urgencies of digital sites and users in Asia. It is our great pleasure to present the Digital Activism in Asia Reader.
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