In the teeming streets of Delhi, twelve-year-old Aarav sits hunched over his smartphone, his eyes locked on the screen. He is immersed in his virtual world. Aarav is one of the lucky ones. He has access to the internet. But for all its promises, this gift has become a silent predator. An invisible force gnaws at his attention, pulls him deeper into the web, and with each passing day, the boundaries between his real and digital life blur further.
With its vast population and booming tech sector, India is now home to one of the largest internet-using populations in the world. Over 800 million people in the country are connected online, and the number is growing every day. This digital revolution, however, is not without its casualties. More than ever, the internet is where children find themselves both nurtured and manipulated, informed and deceived, socialised and isolated.
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