Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA)

 Silencing the Digital Dawn: India’s Censorship Crusade vs. Musk, Youth, and the Defrauded Silencing the Digital Dawn: India’s Censorship Crusade vs. Musk, Youth, and the Defrauded Posted on 23rd March, 2025 (GMT 20:32 hrs) ABSTRACT The article explores India’s increasing efforts to regulate online discourse and the pushback it encounters from Elon Musk’s X platform, along with younger generations of climate activists and digitally engaged victims of financial scams. It emphasizes the Indian government’s utilization of the Information Technology Act to enforce extensive content removal, specifically targeting dissent and criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration. Recently, X has filed a lawsuit against these measures in the Karnataka High Court, claiming unlawful censorship. The piece outlines how this crackdown restricts free expression, particularly among tech-savvy youth who depend on platforms like X to articulate political and environmental discontent. Ad...

  Piramal’s Legal Firm vs DHFL Victims: A Chronological Collage Piramal’s Legal Firm vs DHFL Victims: A Chronological Collage Posted on 20th March, 2025 (GMT 17:13 hrs) ABSTRACT Mr. Ajay Piramal’s legal firm, DSK Legal, has been targeting DHFL victims and OBMA members with defamation and contempt cases since March 2023. The cases aim to silence dissent against Ajay Piramal’s allegedly controversial acquisition of DHFL by PCHFL, an entity that is now merged with Piramal Enterprises Ltd. The legal actions seem to lack coherence, with apparently poor research and notarization of irrelevant documents. Victims have received emails allegedly from the Bombay High Court, but no detailed or mentionable official records are available as of yet. The article calls for continued digital activism to investigate and expose Mr. Piramal’s alleged ties to the BJP and possible financial misconduct. Where  the mind is [NOT] without fear and the head is  [NOT]   held high Where ...

 Grok Against Indian Oligarchs? Grok Against Indian Oligarchs? Posted on 19th March, 2025 (GMT 19:59 hrs) ABSTRACT The controversy surrounding AI chatbot Grok 3 in India highlights the intensifying digital resistance against the BJP-led government’s control over narratives. Grok’s candid responses on topics like Modi’s communal politics, RSS’s negligible role in India’s independence, and Adani’s corporate ties have triggered backlash from BJP supporters, who accuse it of bias. The Indian government’s pressure on X (formerly Twitter) to regulate AI responses mirrors previous crackdowns on digital activism, including restrictions on Fridays for Future and censoring dissenting voices. This uproar coincides with the renewed global scrutiny on Adani, particularly after U.S. legal actions against his business empire. The broader issue at stake is India’s declining free speech environment, as evidenced by its low ranking in global indices, reflecting growing censorship of politically...