7/7/2023 0 Comments The Hoax by Sophie Masson![]() It colours our perception of lived experience, as shown by Sharon Rundle in ‘Fugue for Guinea Pigs’. Technology changes the language we speak, as dramatized in Neelum Saran Gour’s ‘A Software Sonata’. The sinister face of technology is alarmingly demonstrated by Malik Sajad’s graphic tale, ‘Facebooked’, Chandani Lokugé’s ‘Trial by Media’, and Kiran Nagarkar’s ‘The Race for Arms’. ![]() ![]() While Meenakshi Bharat’s ‘B Wid U Soon’ shows how, despite the distance between them, technology helps a couple share the birth of their baby, Janhavi Acharekar’s ‘Sneha, 25’ highlights the hoax of digital ties as a young girl is conned by a cyber-lover. Pertinently then, the stories in Only Connect weigh the deep impact of technology on our lives, relationships, and the ways in which we perceive each other and ourselves. ![]() “We live in a world where battles are fought in cyberspace, relationships are forged through voice-over-IP, and declarations of love are made through speedy text messages. ![]()
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