Posthuman Identity in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan: A Study of Digital Selfhood and Technological Dependency in Contemporary Youth Culture
Author : Devshi Singh
Abstract :
The rapid expansion of digital technology has transformed the way individuals construct identity, experience relationships, and understand themselves. Social media platforms, algorithms, and digital communication tools have become central to everyday life, especially among urban youth. This research paper examines the concept of posthuman identity in the film *Kho Gaye Hum Kahan* (2023), analyzing how technology reshapes selfhood, emotional life, and interpersonal connections. Using the theoretical framework of posthumanism, the study explores themes such as curated digital identity, algorithmic validation, emotional dependency on technology, surveillance culture, and the fragmentation of the self. Drawing upon the ideas of scholars such as Donna Haraway, N. Katherine Hayles, and Sherry Turkle, the paper argues that the film reflects the emergence of a technologically mediated self that exists between empowerment and alienation. The analysis demonstrates how contemporary youth culture increasingly embodies a posthuman condition in which identity is performed, measured, and validated through digital systems.
Keywords :
Posthumanism, Digital Selfhood, Technological Dependency, Algorithmic Validation, Youth Culture.
