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The interplay between technology and democracy is an arresting theme with both contemporary and longstanding significance as it has potential to influence policy makers, citizens and specialists. To that end, thematic enquires that addresses various contours of the interplay between technology and democracy is a welcome step, let alone an academic angle. Connecting the dot. There are various types of connections between the two. But one thing that remains striking is its role in diluting the very spirit of democracy. To that end, it is necessary to understand the role of social media in dividing the society, polarizing the landscape of political communication and reinventing the oppressive social system for which India's cultural past was known for. It was a fact that mass media and other mainstream channels of information dissemination seemed to have closed the opportunities, at least partially, to information that caters to divisive political ideologies since the beginning of constitutional democracy in India. Particularly the visibility of hate ideologies and right wing organizations in the public sphere was not as visible as other political actors in the country. However, seven decades after constitutional democracy, the modus vivendi of information dissemination in the country has changed very much.

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