It all started quite seriously. Nirbhaya was followed by the Shakti Mills incident. Crime and rape were on the rise. Predictably there was no focused government response. We the people decided enough was enough. Change.org changed all that. For a while at least. Mass petitions starting with ‘Dear Rahul’ filled my inbox. Fathers of acid victims appealing for me to sign to demand reform. Sisters of rape survivors livid with the apathy of politicians, seeking amended laws for juvenile delinquents. Public outcry was leading to political change.

Signed petitions were influencing Supreme Court decisions. The aam aadmi was finally speaking up. And crucially, being heard.

Soon I was signing more petitions per day than Brangelina was adopting kids. A bit of a deluge I felt, but every cause was real and heart felt. And mass signatures were clearly helping.