TheHindi blogosphere refers to web blogs and posts in theHindi language originating fromIndia, usually theHindi Belt. This forms a significant segment of the broaderIndian blogosphere.
Alok Kumar is recognized as the pioneer of Hindiblogging.[1] His blogनौ दौ ग्यारह (literally: nine two eleven) was the first known Hindi blog. He introduced the termChittha (Hindi:चिट्ठा) forblog. This term was quickly adopted by other bloggers and later became the standard Hindi term for blog. Because of the difficulties involved in typingHindi script, very few people used blogs. However, as the availability of Hindi typing tools increased, the number of Hindi bloggers began to grow.
From 2007, the number of Hindi blogs increased rapidly. This was due to the advent ofIndic Unicode support in various blogging services, the introduction of new Hindi typing tools likeGoogle Indic Transliteration tool inBlogger, and the promotion of Hindi blogging by mainstream media.[2]
Women have played a significant role in the Hindi blogging community. By April 2013, the Hindi blogosphere comprised over 50,000 blogs, with approximately 25% (12,500) authored by female bloggers.[3]
In the early stages, most Hindi blogs were personal in nature, with only a limited number focused on specific topics and interests. As of 2007, the number of Hindi blogs increased rapidly, and blogs began covering various topics such ascinema,technology,science,hobbies, andphotography. In 2010,The Wall Street Journal started a Hindi blog called India Real Time, that subsequently ended in 2017, which covered news,sports,Bollywood,politics, andbusiness.[4][5]
Ravindra Prabhat addressing the Third International Bloggers Conference inKathmandu, 13 September 2013. With senior Nepali Congress leaderArjun Narasingha K.C., Kumud Adhikari, Vikram Mani Tripathi, KK Yadav and Rajiv Shankar Mishra.[7]
The secondHindi Bloggers Conference was inaugurated by the Senior Indian JournalistMudrarakshas in Lucknow on 27 August 2012. The celebration session was chaired by Shailendra Sagar,Birendra Yadav, Udbhrant, Rakesh Veda, Sudhakar Adeeb,Ravindra Prabhat and Dr. Subhaash Ray.[9]
The third International Bloggers Conference was inaugurated by the Senior leader ofNepali Congress Party and ex-cabinet minister of Nepal, Mr.Arjun Narasingha K.C. inKathmandu, Nepal. It started on 13 September 2013 and concluded on 15 September 2013. Parallel online contributions were made by other participants. This three-day celebration session was chaired byNepali,Hindi,Bhojpuri,Awadhi,Maithili,Chhattisgarhi writers andfolklore scholars such as Mr. Kumud Adhikari,Suman Pokhrel, Uma Suvedi, Sanat Regmi, Vikram Mani Tripathi,Ravindra Prabhat, Dr. Rama Dwivedi, Dr. Sampatdevi Muraraka, K.K. Yadav, Akanksha Yadav, Girish Pankaj, Lalit Sharma, B.S. Pawala, Dr. Ram Bahadur Mishra, Shailesh Bharatvasi, Mukesh Kumar Sinha, Mukesh Tiwari, Manoj Bhavuk, Saroj Suman, Vinay Prajapati, Sunita Prem Yadav etc.[10]
The fourth International Bloggers Conference was inaugurated by the Secretary General of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fub Shring, inThimphu,Bhutan, starting on 16 January 2015 and concluding on 18 January 2015. This three-day celebration session was chaired by the Deputy Secretary General of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chandra Kshetri, Chairperson of the Women's Wing of the SAARC Committee and the International School of Bhutan; Thinley Lham, Chairman of the Linguistics Department atAssam University in Silchar; Professor Nityanand Pandey, Director of Indian Postal Services, Allahabad region; Krishna Kumar Yadav; and Senior Hindi Satirist Girish Pankaj.[11]
The fifth International Bloggers Conference was inaugurated by the senior dramatist inSri Lanka Somrathne Withana, and Ex Cabinet Minister of theUttar Pradesh government Nakul Dubey inSri Lanka's capitalColombo and cultural capitalKand,y on 23 May 2015 and concluded on 27 May. It was chaired by Director Postaof l Service,Rajasthan west Region,Jodhpur, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Hea; of the Hindi Department and UttrMaharashtra University Jalgaon, Sunil Kulkarni and ;Chief Editor of Parikalpana Samay and organizer of 'Intethe rnational Bloggers Conference’ Sen,ior Hindi satiristRavindra Prabhat.[12]
