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title: "Sunil Abraham and Citizen Matters"
description: "A consolidated cluster of Sunil Abraham's contributions to Citizen Matters and related news coverage that references his views on technology, digital rights, internet governance, and public policy in India."
categories: [Clusters]
permalink: /clusters/sunil-abraham-citizen-matters/
created: 2026-07-23
---

***Citizen Matters*** is a citizen journalism platform that reports on civic issues, governance, and public policy, with particular attention to Bangalore's local ecosystem of technology, activism, and administration. Its coverage has occasionally intersected with questions of digital rights, data governance, and technology policy as they relate to civic life.

This cluster brings together the publications authored by Sunil Abraham for *Citizen Matters* as well as relevant media mentions, offering a single reference point for readers interested in this strand of his public writing and commentary.

## ✍️ Publications {#publications}

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{% assign pub_items = site.pages
| where_exp:"p","p.categories contains 'Publications'"
| where:"source","Citizen Matters"
%}
{% assign pub_sorted = pub_items | sort:"title" %}

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data-date="{{ item.date | date: '%Y-%m-%d' }}">
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<br>
<span class="meta">{{ item.date | date: "%d %B %Y" }}</span>
{% if item.description %}
<div class="desc">{{ item.description }}</div>
{% endif %}
</li>
{% endfor %}
</ol>

## 📣 Media Mentions {#media}

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<button data-sort="alpha">Alphabetical</button>
<button data-sort="newest">Newest First</button>
<button data-sort="oldest">Oldest First</button>
</div>

{% assign media_items = site.pages
| where_exp:"p","p.categories contains 'Media mentions'"
| where:"source","Citizen Matters"
%}
{% assign media_sorted = media_items | sort:"title" %}

<ol id="media-list" class="cluster-list">
{% for item in media_sorted %}
<li data-title="{{ item.title | downcase }}"
data-date="{{ item.date | date: '%Y-%m-%d' }}">
<a href="{{ item.permalink }}">{{ item.title }}</a>
<br>
<span class="meta">{{ item.date | date: "%d %B %Y" }}</span>
{% if item.description %}
<div class="desc">{{ item.description }}</div>
{% endif %}
</li>
{% endfor %}
</ol>

## External links
- [Citizen Matters](https://citizenmatters.in/)

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