Meet Top 5 Indian Bloggers to Find Inspiration for Your Own Blogging Journey

Riya Ghosh | July 30, 2019 | Blogging | No Comments

Near the beginning of the 21^st century, the Internet began its inexorable journey towards mass popularity. Born in the US, the World Wide Web had soon found takers in nations around the world, including India.

Today, there are numerous well-known bloggers, vloggers, and other types of digital entrepreneurs in India, making a full-time living by publishing content on the Internet. Various advertising and affiliate marketing networks have emerged to help bloggers and other online content creators make a good income from their published articles and videos.

Most of the bloggers popular today started small during the infancy of the Internet in India. However, over the years, their audience base has grown as well as their popularity. Blogging in India is now a highly lucrative activity with many emerging Indian bloggers regularly publishing world-class content and giving their international counterparts a run for their money.

So today, let’s meet the top five emerging bloggers from India!

1. Labnol – Amit Agarwal

Blog: https://www.labnol.org/

He was the first breakout hit of the Indian blogging scene. Nowadays, Mr. Agarwal also writes for he Wall Street Journal and many other reputed publications. He started out small in the early 2000s – 2004 to be precise – and today has a global audience of millions.

He writes about technology, gadgets, innovations, and technical how-to-guides. A few years ago, Amit also released a video guide to inspire new bloggers living in India and around the world. What started as a hobby for Amit has grown into a full-time job for many!

2. Awesome India – Nirmalya Ghosh

Blog: https://www.awesomeindia.in/

Awesome India is an online entertainment and news portal which focuses on India-centric content. It was founded by Kolkata-based blogger Nirmalya Ghosh in 2015. Currently, Awesome India has a growing fan-base on various social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.

The blog is particularly popular among the net-savvy younger generation which grew up in a digitized India. While a relatively newer entrant to the Indian blogging scene, Awesome India is well on its way to becoming one of the most prominent India-centric blogs on the Internet, a favorite among resident Indians and NRIs alike.

3. Your Story – Shradha Sharma

Blog: https://yourstory.com/

Shradha grew up in Patna, the capital of Bihar. She founded Your Story in 2008, while working a full-time job at CNBC TV18. By 2019, Your Story has profiled tens of thousands of Indian entrepreneurs, emerging as a globally recognized online brand.

In 2013, Sharma received a grant from the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation. The website generates an income of around Rs. 10 lakh a month through sponsorships and advertisements. It has managed to hit a nerve with the youth of the country and now has a million-strong readership spanning the globe.

4. Next Big What – Ashish Sinha

Blog: https://nextbigwhat.com/

This Indian blog began its life in 2007 as Pluggd. By 2012, Pluggd had re-branded itself as the website now known as Next Big What. It generates an impressive income through corporate tie-ups and advertisements.

Sinha worked for Yahoo before launching his own website in 2009. Before that, he had obtained degrees from IIT Roorkee and IIM Bangalore. Articles about startup culture, technology, and entrepreneurship populate this emerging Indian blog. Today, the website has thousands of fans across social media platforms.

5. Trak.in – Arun Prabhudesai

Blog: https://trak.in/

Prabhudesai, an Indian blogger based in Pune, launched his blog in 2007 and over the past decade has turned it into the leading Telecom blog in the country. He writes about the Telecom industry and the online media space.

A self-described Internet geek, Prabhudesai moved back to India after spending a few years on the East Coast in order to follow his dream of entrepreneurship. For those looking for the latest stories on business, finance, technology, and the telecom sector in India, Trak.in is one of the best destinations on the Internet.

Final Thoughts

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Riya Ghosh is a content writer by profession and loves to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in web development and digital marketing. Apart from this, she enjoys writing crime fictions and dreams of setting her own publication house one day.

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