Selected work
A selection of published writing from 2003 to now, spanning digital media, print features, and rediscovered archives
Publication and reporting biases and how they impact publication of research
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ARCHIVED WORK
Mary was there
Family Light, Vol 14, No 3, Sep 2020
Between 2003 and 2004 (when I was still "Velany Fernandes"), I wrote a series of articles for Rediff's Guide to the Net. From the country’s first major cybercrime case to students' new tech habits, these pieces chronicle India's early digital life.
Here is a selection of these articles, preserved thanks to the Wayback Machine.
Undue credit. Rediff Net Guide. Aug 23, 2003.
When Amit Tiwari was arrested in 2003, I visited him in the lock-up to cover what would become India's first cybercrime case.
Archived link: Student swindles online credit card company
C U in the cantin. Rediff Net Guide. Aug 29, 2003.
Feature phones made their debut in colleges across India in 2003, and so did debates on cell-phone usage among teens.
Archived link: Mobile phone culture catches on in colleges
A common platform. Rediff Net Guide. Sep 12, 2003.
Fans of the Indian Railways discovered new ways of connecting over cyberspace, even when separated by Indo-Pak tensions.
Archived link: Fans take Indian Railways beyond borders
Blast from the past. Rediff Net Guide. Aug 14, 2003.
History getting documented online is not new to us, but 20 years ago, it was.
Archived link: History sites bring India's past alive
Creative clicking. Rediff Net Guide. Jun 26, 2003.
While many parents feared what the Internet would do to children's attention spans, there were some who used it to get creative.
Archived link: Kids get creative online
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