Interconnected World, Lost Connections

Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan was Professor of Public Administration at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. He was also awarded the Panjab University gold medal for standing first in MA and M.Phil. along with the Best Teacher Award – 2021 by Himachal Pradesh University.Vinay Sharma is Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. He was awarded with National Teacher’s Award 2024 conferred by the Hon’ble President of India on 5 September 2024. The Academy of Marketing Science has acknowledged one of his theories.Rabindranath Bhattacharyya is Professor of Political Science at the University of Burdwan. He was appointed Australia Awards Ambassador for 2014–15 by the Australian High Commissioner to IndiaHimanshu Shekhar Mishra is Senior Editor in NDTV India. He has covered key diplomatic visits, including Prime Minister’s official visits to the UNGA (New York, 2003), the Indo-Turkish Summit (Ankara and Istanbul, 2003), Pakistan (January 2004), and Afghanistan (August 2005).

• 1. Social Media and the New Social Contract 2. Taming the Leviathan: The Complexities of Regulation3. Challenges to the Right to Privacy 4. Connecting Jokes and Memes with Politics 5. Rising Mistrust in Information Age 6. Socio-Political Networking for Festivals 7. Crisis Communication and Response Through Social Media During Disaster 8. New Currency of Life 9. Empowering Governance Through Social Media 10. Infinite Web, Limited Education 11. Lost Connections in an Interconnected World 12. The Complex World of Social Media: A Way ForwardAnnexure