Field Notes
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The Day the Internet Disappeared
Gangi, Tehri, Uttarakhand Right now, I am in the mountains, in a place called Gangi, the last village of Tehri district in Uttarakhand. When I reached here yesterday evening, I found out that there was no mobile network. Honestly, I was worried. How will I live without the internet? No calls. No social media. No constant notifications. No scrolling. For a moment, being disconnected felt like a problem. But after spending one day without connectivity, something unexpected happened. I started feeling more content. More peaceful. And, strangely, more connected with myself. There is no mobile app here constantly eating my precious time. I don’t keep reaching for my phone every…