Social media somethings with S&N

Funniest thing someone has said to you on social media? Shivan: Some people have called me ‘Chotey Nawab’. Narresh: Someone said to me, “Can you please adopt me? I’ll be the best sibling to your dog.” The first app you check when you wake up? Shivan: Instagram. Narresh: Whatsapp. A quirky habit you have? Shivan: I hoard cocktail glasses. Sometimes I also walk out of a hotel with a glass when I’m travelling because I want to carry my drink along. If you had to host a room on Clubhouse, what would you call it? Narresh: Oral nights Name one social media post or story from each other’s account that made you laugh. Narresh: On one of our trips, Shivan got lost in the middle of the woods. So he decided to do an Instagram Live.

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“THE MOMENT YOU TRY TO FILTER OR PUSH AN AGENDA, YOU’VE LOST WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS MEANT FOR.” —NARRESH KUKREJA

Shivan and Narresh have been able to navigate a life online successfully, and also almost effortlessly. Narresh explains, “I tend to capture the highest points of my day and put it out on social media without filters the next day. It’s mostly funny moments I’ve shared with my friends. However, it’s a positive, happy way for me to look at life. I think we all choose to wear a filter for how we see life. This is just a filter that makes me happy.”

Shivan likes to describe himself as a professional re-grammer but will stay awake during the wee hours of the night to scroll through his gram. Regardless of this, both of them agree that social media is one of the biggest tools that has been handed over to millennials.

“I think one has to be honest to oneself while posting,” says Narresh. “True viability only happens when you speak unadulterated truth. The moment you try to filter it or try to push an agenda, you’ve lost what social media is meant for.” brunchletters@hindustantimes.com

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