SARAHAH. BROUHAHA. HAHAHA

One more Sarahah post and I’m coming to your home for something very constructive

you. Oh actually, the app should have been called Chauraha, instead of Sarahah. Because going by the kind of messages some, who I have the misfortune of having on my timeline, have got, it’s the tech equivalent of being given choicest of gaalis at the traffic signal when you don’t move even after 1.5 seconds of the light turning green.

Seriously, man. Sample the nuggets my ‘friends’ have got: “You have nice feet. Too bad your fatty paunch makes it impossible for you to see them”. “Finally I can tell you that your kid is ugly. Did you sleep with the demon?” “Ch*** lagta hai bol chaal mein. Chooriyan pehen ke ghar baith ja.” And the wise friends have had the wisdom to even tell the world that this is how badly they’ve been bullied by anonymous haters. Now here are a few things, people. Dhyan se suno: Some of us insist that Sarahah is a ‘fun’ way of expressing admiration towards a person we don’t have the courage to walk up to and express it. Fair enough. Those ‘some of us’ need to be 16 years old, with behavioral traits that include giggling and saying hawww at least once an hour. If you are not, don’t act like one. Cyber bullying is a serious problem worldwide. While a lot of you who have latched on to Sarahah purely for harmless fun are thankfully not subjected to it, we still need to be aware about the extent of damage that personal remarks that body shame a person, or allude to his/her race, sexuality or religion can cause to their psychological well-being. Using or not using an app like Sarahah is entirely your personal choice. But flooding peoples’ timelines with compliments that even you could have given to yourself may not be everyone’s idea of fun. Think before you share. You may be basking in the bliss of anonymity while writing creepy messages to someone on the app but do remember the big universal truth of all things Internet: There is no such thing as secret. Yes, Sarahah promises to protect your identity, but sending threats on the app is a criminal