You too can be a part of this movement and help us raise funds for the NGOs working to rehabilitate these families. GiveIndia and The Better India have come together to help Rebuild Kerala by supporting 41,000 affected families. With initiatives like Compassionate Kozhikode, Operation Sulaimani, Savari Giri Giri, Kozhipedia, Freedom Café, Yo Appooppa and Tere Mere Beach Mein, IAS officer Prasanth Nair, who was the District Collector of Kozhikode at that time, ushered in a new era of governance that endeavoured to bridge the gap between the district administration and citizens through the optimal employment of social media. Collector Bro, Prasanth Nair IAS (centre). Closer home, there is a fantastic example of a unique civil servant from Kerala who has utilised social media as a tool for a citizen-friendly and transparent administration, on several occasions. Today, this historic episode is better known as the Arab Spring, and it completely redefined how a revolution in a modern-day setting can be mobilised and taken forward solely depending on the power and reach of social media.
How powerful can social media be when it comes to creating life-changing or even life-saving impact?Įight years ago, a revolutionary wave swept through the Middle East, filling the world with the ground reality of totalitarian regimes and the suffering of ordinary people across various countries in the region, through Facebook and Twitter-led agitations and uprisings.
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