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19 Jan, 2021
We all thought 2021 would be a better year â the virus would miraculously disappear, women would stop being treated as chattel and sexual objects in India, Indians would develop a thick skin, weâd stop misusing the law for political gain and to curb free speech, and comedians would stop being arrested for doing their job and weâd also have better political dramas scripted by Indian filmmakers. Itâs fair to say that our hopes have been dashed on all these fronts.
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In a session jointly organised by the Population Foundation of India and Jaipur Literature Festival, director and producer Zoya Akhtar, in conversation with author Mihir Sharma,discussed the dangers of online abuse and bullying. The session titled, Cyber Bullies: Anonymity and Accountability , was streamed on YouTube and Facebook. The conversation between acclaimed director Zoya Akhtar and Mihir Sharma, a Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, underscored the dangers of cyberbullying.
Sharma is the author of Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy and the co-editor of What the Economy Needs Now while Zoya s company Tiger Baby Films has produced the superhit web series Made in Heaven in 2019.
The session titled, Cyber Bullies: Anonymity and Accountability , was streamed on YouTube and Facebook. The conversation between acclaimed director Zoya Akhtar and Mihir Sharma, a Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, underscored the dangers of cyberbullying. Shar
In a session jointly organised by the Population Foundation of India and Jaipur Literature Festival, director and producer Zoya Akhtar, in conversation with author Mihir Sharma,discussed the dangers of online abuse and bullying. The session .
Online abuse cannot be normalised, says Zoya Akhtar on cyberbullying
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Siddhi Jain ( IANS) |
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New Delhi, Jan 16 : Director and producer Zoya Akhtar s success with titles like Made in Heaven , Luck by Chance , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Gully Boy has not protected her from intense cyberbullying and trolling. Zoya recently shared her experiences that have made her leave the social media platform Facebook entirely. She said that because of the extreme levels of trolling and abuse she has faced, she is reluctant to sign into the negative energy on Twitter, and has had to switch off the comments on her Instagram account.