Shivam Shankar Singh

Data Analyst | Author | Campaign consultant

About: Shivam Shankar Singh is a bestselling author on politics and information warfare and an expert in Data Analytics and Campaigns. He was LAMP Fellow 2016, Schwarzman Scholar 2022 and Antler India Resident 2023. As a legislative assistant to a Member of Parliament Fellow, Shivam Shankar has a grasp of the ground level realities of Indian politics. He manages data analytics for some of India's largest political parties. He is a panelist on television debates as a data analyst and campaign consultant and writes for several news publications on data and politics.

BOOK

Name: The Art Of Conjuring Alternate Realities: How Information Warfare Shapes Your World

Description:

HOW DO POLITICIANS IN TODAY'S world attain power? How do nations become powerful? Why do human beings follow others unquestioningly, even if it is to their own detriment?

What factors determine which politicians, nations and organizations will dominate the modern world?Through much of human history, societal control was determined by militaristic strength. Individuals and tribes fought to control vital resources and land. In the next part of evolution marked by colonialism and the emergence of mega-corporations, money determined power. In the recent decade, the key to supremacy has shifted again.

The power and control individuals, leaders and nations have is now determined by their ability to mould the information environment.In The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities, Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan dive into the operations of political parties, cyber criminals, godmen, nation states and intelligence agencies from around the world to explain how the power to manipulate your thoughts is being harnessed, and how information warfare is shaping your life and world.