Tug-of-War: Cellphones

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Tug-of-WarCellphones

• By Andrea Shallman and Andrew Benner

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Tug of war?

• Cell phones in India are not causing much of a
  conflict. Cell phones, as compared to former
  communication such as the telegraph, have
  dominated Indian communication. There is almost
  no need for other forms of communication because
  the old communication was extremely outdated. All
  types of Indian people are pulling on the side of
  cellular phones causing the scales to tip and the
  cell phones to win the tug-of-war.

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Pictures
Modern cellular devices are used by people of the
traditional beliefs and customs.
Even in the less wealthy locations people have
cell phones because it is now the main form of
communication
Small children are already exposed to the new
technology of cell phones linking traditional
upbringing and the more modern society
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Pictures
In this picture is a woman who lives below the
poverty line but was given a phone by the Indian
government as to give her a form of communication.
All types of people use the cell phone as a main
form of communication.
India has come a long way from the old forms of
communication and now that the cell phone has
dominated Indian communication.
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Conclusion

• Cellular phones may not be a traditional form of
  communication, but are still widely accepted into
  modern and traditional India. Not only is it
  accepted and used by young teens it is also
  accepted by middle aged adults and elderly
  people. Also, those who live by traditional
  Indian ways accept cell phones into their
  everyday lives. Traditional ways of communication
  are obsolete, while cell phones have an easy
  learning curb and present an effective and more
  superior way to communicate. Conflict in
  traditional India due to modern cellular phones
  is very little, if not, non-existent. In the end,
  the tug-of-war between cell phones and
  traditional ways of communication is completely
  dominated by cell phones, due to their newer, and
  more effective ways of communication.

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