Abha Dawesar
Fiction Author | Navigating the Digital Age
Most recently at TED in 2013.
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Abha Dawesar is an acclaimed Indian novelist whose work explores the cultural and psychological impacts of technology. Her novels, including 'Family Values' and 'That Summer in Paris,' have been praised for their incisive portrayal of modern life.
As a writer-in-residence at New York University, Dawesar brings a unique literary perspective to discussions of the digital revolution. Her TED talks have offered audiences deep insights into how virtual worlds are reshaping human identity and relationships.
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Life in the "digital now"
One year ago, Abha Dawesar was living in blacked-out Manhattan post-Sandy, scrounging for power to connect. As a novelist, she was struck by this metaphor: Have our lives now become fixated on the drive to digitally connect, while we miss out on what's real?
1 talk, all in 2013
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