Blogging in India is no more an alien phenomenon. We are witnessing the birth and growth of new Indian based blogs at a swift pace. Blogging has given best platform for the Indian users to express their views and opinions on any topic. Blogging is about conversations among people in real time and real voices. Blogs are a great way of intertwining the single minded people thereby forming online societies. We will undeniably see more of a convergence of social media in the Indian blog space in the near future.

Now, many bloggers in India are using their blog writings to bring out the social issues. For example, the blogs in the state of Madhya Pradesh has been in the news lately for providing a platform to campaigners and officials to raise concern on social issues like safe motherhood and children’s quandary. There are many blogs that are raising the social issues and gaining wide popularity. Few of them are enlisted below.

•SafeMotherHood: This blog is run by “Campaign to Raise Concern On Maternal Deaths” to bring to the audience the plight of the Indian woman. Other than this, the site also provides media reports concerning maternal mortality. Anil Gulati, better known as Bhopal blogger takes care of Hindi to English translation and vice-versa to ease the readers.

•NewsWhichMatter: This blog brings out the news and views of the central Indian state and the issues related to children

•Mpchildinfo: This blog keeps a tab on infant mortality, pitiable health care, and low nutrition levels among children

•IndiaDaily: This blog at Instablogs network covers all shades of the mystic land India including socio-political issues.

We can say for sure that the trend of blogging is catching up at a swift pace in India. Blogs now are no longer a place to run your personal lives only. They have emerged as a strong tool of communication which can have a significant effect on every aspect of people’s lives. It’s good to see that more and more Indian bloggers are writing on Indian social issues and bringing out those truths, which sometimes remain hidden from the public view.

Source: bizreport