The restricted space on the screen may seem not so capacious but tech-savvy youngsters manage to live in it
Photo: Raju V.
Connecting-spree Chatting in gay abandon is a hot pursuit of many a youngsters
Jamie James in his Andrew and Joey: A tale of Bali tells the saga of protagonists through 365 days of frenetic, frazzled exchange of e-mails.
If fiction is that fast, can fact be far behind? Imagine what life would be like if all the machines around us go on strike and refuse to work; the beeps of cellular phones and the flash of the computer screens suddenly come to a halt?
Obsessive compulsion
At the crack of the dawn, Afzal M. can’t wait to spring up from the bed. He jumps on to his computer table and punches the keyboard. Logging into his inbox gives him a unique high and the next minute…bingo! He has e-mails screaming for his attention. Ah! A new day has dawned.
Ditto is the case with Anjali K., a student who works on her computer through the night, keying in mails and chatting even while lounging in her room overlooking a beautiful park; A breezy night in the company of a cool technology. Alas! A really lived day (or night) has come to a close.
E-mail is fun, fast, and easy.You let your guard down pouring out your thoughts, feelings, ideas, idiosyncrasies and what not into a veritable singularity of space. “I mail with gay abandon. This is one mode, which enables me to key in my inner feelings to my friends. It absolutely rocks. I can’t imagine a single day without e-mailing," says M. Bhasha. Teens go gaga over it, as they derive a kick by reaching out to the world, to people of same interests and hobbies. “Hey! It’s all about speed and more speed,” beams Sanjana, a schoolgirl.
E-mailing is a rage with its power of connectivity, interactivity and privacy. “It’s like a life-force for me. All my traits reflect in my e-mails," pipes up Saket. “It’s really cool. I have friends all over the world now,” he says excitedly.
Educational tool
This form of technology is also used as an educational tool; for comparing notes and collaborating on projects. Companies use e-mail extensively. “I use it for mailing status reports of projects and discuss problems," says Saikumar K.S. of BizTune.
E-mailing has become a productivity tool with no cost and no wait.
For people like Ravi N., it is a kind of intersection wherein the needs of his customers and his company meet and some productive result pops up. “Email has brought down some of the hierarchical barriers too. My boss can directly communicate with me and I can report to him the progress of my project,” says business executive D. Sanjay.
For artists like Naveen, it’s a platform for creativity. “I look for recent trends in art. I also mail my research work on other artists and get feedback on my works. This has helped me grow as an artist," says the artist, who is busy exploring new areas, thanks to the e-mail.
Well, go to your inbox and create your own constellation of feelings and friends, events and experiences, emotions and environments, life and livelihoods in its capacious space.
It’s going to stay there forever.
G.B.S.N.P. VARMA
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