In India, political debates revolve around the puzzle of “politics of recognition” (Ruparelia, 2008). Demonstrating identities based on caste, language, and religion thus forms a dominant part of the political discourse and discusses the ways in which the state can accommodate various minority groups and identities. In this drive, in an increasing digitally networked democratic society, the traditional forms of social and political mobilization and recognition of social and minority groups are now gradually shifting towards online mobilization. One example of this is a study by Arvind Kumar Thakur (2019) describing online mobilization among Dalits6 as a part of the counter narrative from the physical to the digital space. Read More