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Pro-Jallikattu Social Media Dataset
Social Media and Networking
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About
This dataset contains tweets related to the 2017 pro-Jallikattu protests, a significant social movement in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. These leaderless, apolitical youth protests occurred in January 2017 across various locations in Tamil Nadu, with smaller, sporadic demonstrations also taking place elsewhere in India and overseas. The dataset comprises approximately 17,500 tweets scraped from Twitter, making it a valuable resource for sentiment analysis and understanding public discourse around the movement.
Columns
- username: The Twitter handle of the individual who posted the tweet. This column has 17,495 unique entries.
- tweet: The full text of the tweet. This column contains 17,297 unique tweet texts and may include Tamil script within the text.
Distribution
The dataset is typically provided as a data file, often in CSV format. It consists of around 17,500 individual records, each containing two distinct data columns: username and tweet text. Specific row counts beyond the approximate number of tweets are not available.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Conducting sentiment analysis to gauge public opinion during the protests.
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks, including text analysis and topic modelling.
- Studying social media movements and their dynamics.
- Analysing regional socio-political issues in India.
Coverage
- Geographic Scope: Primarily focused on the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with some representation of related protests across India and overseas.
- Time Range: January 2017, coinciding with the period of the pro-Jallikattu protests.
- Demographic Scope: Captures public sentiment and discussions from social media users, largely reflecting youth participation in the protests.
License
CC0
Who Can Use It
- Researchers: For academic studies on social movements, linguistics, and public sentiment.
- Data Scientists: For developing and testing NLP models, particularly for sentiment analysis.
- Political Analysts: To understand public response and social media's role in protests.
- Students: As a practical dataset for learning data analysis and social media research techniques.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Jallikattu Protest Tweets 2017
- Tamil Nadu Jallikattu Movement Tweets
- Pro-Jallikattu Social Media Data
- Indian Youth Protest Tweets (2017)
- Jallikattu Twitter Discourse
Attributes
Original Data Source: Jallikattu Protest Tweets
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