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Description
One day we logged on to the internet, and then we never logged out.
On 15 August 1995, India officially logged on to the internet. If you're a young Indian today, you come from a generation that used to dream of the endless possibilities that came with having the world at our fingertips, and now must cope with its realities. India's Gen Z is inextricably tied to the internet – connected in more ways
than one. To understand one, you must understand the other.
From the quiet potential of the early internet to Bollywood's clumsy depictions of youth culture, from tote bags and trending aesthetics to anonymous hate and viral fame, from Ask.fm to AI, Never Logged Out by 'extremely online' Gen Z writer Ria Chopra tries to make sense of her generation and how they love, shop, and live on the internet.
In eight essays, each posing questions about selfhood, love, memory, privacy, anonymity, knowledge, fame, and ambition, Never Logged Out interrogates how the internet makes and breaks this generation. Fresh, funny, and startlingly insightful, Ria weaves together personal anecdotes, cultural commentary, and a sharp understanding of her generation and the world today into a first-of-its-kind book about the experience of growing up on, with, and because of the Indian internet.
Product details
| Published | Dec 02 2025 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 280 |
| ISBN | 9789361316319 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury India |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'The world is divided into digital immigrants, i.e., people like me and digital natives, a generation that was raised by the internet. Never Logged Out bridges the gap. A hyperlink to Gen Z and a must-read for anyone trying to form a connection with the constantly connected'
Zoya Akhtar
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'Through a deeply personal account, Ria helps readers understand the society being fashioned by Gen Z better'
Shrayana Bhattacharya
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'Ria's book isn't just a history of the Indian internet experience; it's a complex, bittersweet, warts and all, love letter to the internet and social media landscape she's grown up in and calls home'
Rohan Joshi
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'…Nuanced, honest and humorous, and passionately enthusiastic too... This is a hopeful book that ends with “a deep acknowledgement of both fact and feeling” and rightly acknowledges that our virtual lives are important... even as it looks ahead with optimism.'
Hindustan Times
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'Part cultural commentary, part personal memoir, and fully relevant.'
Indian Express
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'Fresh, funny, lucid, and rarely dull, Chopra's non-fiction debut is a sparkling chronicle of the digital age-from the quiet promise of its early years to Bollywood's awkward attempts at youth culture, clumsy tote bags, viral memes, and finally, AI in our present moment.'
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