Which phone do you have?
Samsung Tab 2.
What do you mainly use it for?
Internet, e-mail and Facebook.
Who do you call the most?
My girlfriend.
...and whose call do you wait for?
My girlfriend’s.
Has it helped your work?
As an LGBT activist, it’s good to track Twitter/Facebook/mail. In a crisis, people send messages even on social media. We even offer counselling over the phone, as LGBT individuals take a long time to come out. There are many Whatsapp groups that help. It is much easier to be in a relationship because of the privacy offered on the phone. It is also much easier to break up on the mobile!
When has it been most crucial for you?
Whenever I travel late night to unfamiliar places, I find Google maps extremely useful and also keep talking to someone and telling them where I am as a safety net.
How much time do you spend on the phone?
On and off, five minutes every hour.
When has it let you down?
My current phone has many charging issues and I have gotten into a big soup because of a drained battery.
Do you think it controls you?
Of course. I am a slave to my phone. Candy crush at pot.
Whose photos do you have in your phone?
Maximum are Whatsapp auto downloads, selfies, my partner’s photos.
What is your ring tone?
Samsung, Lion King.
How much will you spend on a new phone?
Rs 15,000, but you get nothing for that.
Can you live without the phone for a day?
Yes, but not more than a day!
Do you sometimes feel like throwing it away?
A thousand times.
What do you think of Sachin Tendulkar and his recent Bharat Ratna win?
I don’t like him. I don’t follow cricket. I don’t think he deserved the Bharat Ratna, given how he is behaving in the RS now.
