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Report: The Shillong Literary Festival

Sanjoy Hazarika (left) and Shehan Karunatilaka at the Shillong Literary Festival. (Shillong Literary Festival)
Updated on Mar 6, 2026 09:59 IST

Why a social media ban makes sense

Social media’s harms cut across ages. We are less connected, less able to focus, and our brains are turning into mush. But young people are far more susceptible to peer pressure, to be vulnerable to abuse by strangers, to be more open to addiction. (AFP)
Updated on Mar 1, 2026 01:17 IST

Guardrails in the social media age

There is enough scientific literature that links unrestricted social media access and usage to serious mental and physical health fallouts among adolescents. (Shutterstock)
Published on Feb 18, 2026 14:51 IST