Social movements within India have resulted in significant changes in the human geography of India. Communities that used to be tightly knitted together and living in one space are now fragmented, and have to find new ways of connections/ reconnections for human and social sustainability. Existing social applications require the use of advanced technological devices and connection to the Internet and may not be accessible to many in such communities. Social applications are required that would be accessible to the masses, yet functional enough to address the social needs of communities that are at risk of quickly disappearing.

In many cultural communities social interactions are marked by participations in social events, festivals and gatherings. Yet with mass migrations and changes in urban geography such participation may no longer be possible. Additionally, there is now a greater need to connect and find resources that used to be available for traditional communities such as micro-loans, religious gatherings, and shared celebrations. Such services are especially crucial to people who are living away from their homes and traditional communities.

In order to progress towards the development of such platform, groundwork needs to be done to explore the design and functional aspects of the solution.Specifically, the project will involve: a) the gathering and construction of scenarios by which solution would be relevant for various communities. This comprises of building user requirements with relevant stakeholders for creating awareness, or b) development of design solution that would meet the functional requirement of particular community.

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