Sunil Abraham and Bangalore Mirror

Bangalore Mirror is an Indian daily newspaper known for its city-focused reporting, opinion writing, and long-form weekend features that explore urban life, culture, and social change. Alongside local news and commentary, the paper has regularly published reflective pieces on how technology and digital platforms shape everyday experiences in India.

Over the years, Sunil Abraham has contributed opinion writing to Bangalore Mirror and has also appeared as a quoted source across its reporting and Sunday Read features. His presence in the paper often connects questions of technology policy and digital rights with the lived experiences of internet users, particularly in urban contexts.

This cluster brings together all publications and media mentions connected to Bangalore Mirror, providing a single reference point for readers tracing how issues such as online privacy, social media behaviour, digital exit, and platform power were discussed in mainstream city journalism.

✍️ Publications

1. Big Win for Freedom of Speech. Really?
   29 March 2015
   An opinion article by Sunil Abraham, with inputs from Vidushi Marda, published in Bangalore Mirror analysing the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment on Section 66A and its implications for online speech regulation in India.

📣 Media Mentions

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1. 'Not Mandatory' But Maids, Guards Get Fingerprinted
   09 November 2011
   A Bangalore Mirror cover story on Bengaluru police initiative to fingerprint domestic workers and guards via hamarisuraksha.com, amid concerns over legality, privacy and class bias.
2. A Scam Masquerading as Santa
   25 December 2015
   A Bangalore Mirror cover story examining Secret Santa pyramid schemes spreading on social media during Christmas, with Sunil Abraham warning of inevitable losses and Facebook policy violations.
3. Civic Activism over WhatsApp and Stories of and from Cab Drivers Are Part of a New Narrative in Bengaluru
   13 January 2019
   A Bangalore Mirror article by Sowmya Rajaram reviewing Silicon Plateau Vol 2, a CIS-backed publication examining how technology, civic life, and platform labour shape Bengaluru.
4. Facebook, My Boyfriend is Lousy
   24 July 2011
   A Bangalore Mirror Sunday Read examining oversharing on social networks in India, its risks like family rifts and public backlash, with insights from Sunil Abraham on youth behaviour and platform etiquette.
5. Govt Wants to Monitor Facebook, Twitter
   08 August 2011
   A Bangalore Mirror report on Union home ministry's directive to monitor social media platforms for 'cyber security', with Sunil Abraham warning blanket surveillance is counterproductive and wasteful.
6. NGO Invites Public to Peruse Its Accounts
   18 May 2013
   A Bangalore Mirror report on CIS opening its books of accounts to public scrutiny during its fifth anniversary, with Sunil Abraham explaining the transparency move.
7. Revealed: Bangalore's Basic Instincts
   08 January 2012
   A Bangalore Mirror Bureau survey report on Bangalore's attitudes towards love, sex, fidelity, and relationships, with Sunil Abraham quoted on internet browsing patterns.
8. Social Network Suicide
   06 February 2011
   A Bangalore Mirror Sunday Read on why some Indians are choosing 'web sanyaas' and using tools like Web 2.0 Suicide Machine and Sepukkoo to erase their social media presence, with commentary from Sunil Abraham on privacy, harassment and the limits of online networking.
9. We the Goondas
   04 August 2014
   A Bangalore Mirror cover story examining Karnataka's Goonda Act amendment that lumps IT Act and Copyright violations with organised crime, allowing preventive detention for digital 'offences' like WhatsApp forwards.
10. Worldwide Webmaster
    16 March 2014
    A Bangalore Mirror profile of Sunil Abraham, former Executive Director of the Centre for Internet and Society, published in the Work section on 16 March 2014.
11. Youth Plan Ahead to Make Sure They Live On in Digital Afterlife
    05 July 2015
    A Bangalore Mirror feature on young professionals in Bengaluru using digital wills to manage their online accounts and creative work after death, including comments from Sunil Abraham on the value and risks of passing on passwords.

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