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My ‘Hundred Must Read Desi Blogs’ List

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It has been a week since I put up my thirty by thirty list, and already I have had some early wins.

I’m now writing for both DesiPundit and Global Voices, something I wouldn’t even have dreamed of a few months back. This gives me an unique opportunity to showcase upcoming desi blogs to both desi (via DesiPundit) and global (via Global Voices) readers and I’m hoping that, by promoting good desi blogs, I’ll play a small part in the growth of desi blogging itself.

I’m also trying to help other (desi) bloggers through my blogging tips for beginners - Novice Blogger - series. As you know, I’m not an expert on blogs or blogging. I still struggle with the simplest of code, I still make basic blogging mistakes, and my blog is not even moderately popular in terms of most metrics like number of feed subscribers, number of back-links, or number of comments. However, every single day, I’m trying out new things, both at the front-end and at the back-end, making mistakes and learning from my mistakes. I share my mistakes, and my learnings, in the hope that some of it will be useful to other bloggers, especially beginners. So, go ahead, read my Novice Blogger series, subscribe to my Novice Blogger feed, or bookmark my Novice Blogger resource page, and if you have more questions, feel free to contact me by e-mail or via my contact form. I cannot promise that I’ll always be prompt, or useful, but I’ll try.

My Five Favorite Desi Bloggers

I read about four hundred blogs via feed, including about two hundred desi blogs, and, given that I have a sixty hour work-week, my feed-reader always has way too many unread posts.

I have tagged my feeds into various categories - Friends, Favorite Desi Personal, Favorite Desi Group, Gyan, Other Desi Personal, Other Desi Group, Blogging Tips, Technology, Social Networking and Masala - and always read the posts in the same order.

Sometimes, however, I only have time to read four or five blogs everyday. Here are the blogs I read then, these are my five favorite desi bloggers -

- Within/ Without by Neha Vishwanathan

To me, Neha is the undisputed queen bee of desi blogging. Her poems are some of the best I have seen on desi blogs and her fiction fragments always leave me wanting more. She’s perhaps the only one around who reads more desi blogs than I do, and it shows in her contributions on DesiPundit and GlobalVoices.

- India Uncut by Amit Varma