Technology has always been political, people developing the technology or promoting it have influenced it everywhere. India is no different to this paradigm, our first prime minister Nehru influenced it ways we can't really imagine. The legacy of political decisions influencing technological innovations have always effected our personal lives in good ways or bad. But with all the issues, we as a country transformed our self with the help of technology. Technology plays an important role in our life.

A new book Midnight's machines by Arun Mohan Sukumar traces about the history of politics in technology in Independent India. In this episode the author talks about the book and some of the important stories of technology and its politics in Independent India.

<div>Technology has always been political, people developing the technology or promoting it have influenced it everywhere. India is no different to this paradigm, our first prime minister Nehru influenced it ways we can't really imagine. The legacy of political decisions influencing technological innovations have always effected our personal lives in good ways or bad. But with all the issues, we as a country transformed our self with the help of technology. Technology plays an important role in our life.<br><br>A new book Midnight's machines by Arun Mohan Sukumar traces about the history of politics in technology in Independent India. In this episode the author talks about the book and some of the important stories of technology and its politics in Independent India.</div>

The second season of Cyber Democracy podcast focuses on understanding how technology is a site for gendered politics in India. Through conversations with female and trans-queer grassroots practitioners, the podcast will discuss how our gender and intersectional identities shape our experiences of and engagements with technologies and the Internet.

Show Host: Radhika Radhakrishnan
 (https://twitter.com/so_radhikal)

Season 1

What does Democracy mean in this age of cyber? How does the government benefit from the sale of our data? What is data economy? And does the internet give us the right to be forgotten? These and many more questions will be discussed, debated and answered in Cyber Democracy, a new podcast offering from Suno India.

Show Host: Srinivas Kodali (https://twitter.com/digitaldutta)

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