Web18 launches Josh18.com - A Hindi Portal!
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The web18 network of websites seem to be growing day by day! (see screenshot at end of the post) It seems every month they seem to have a launch which is around the corner. So if earlier today we covered a news on buzz18 now they have gone ahead and launched another web property and this time they have decided to go language centric!
Web18 has launched Josh18.com a hindi portal “catering exclusively to the Indian youth providing them a platform to express and place themselves in the global arena as per this release. (Youth?? and hindi portal??) The portal will provide current events update, news, fashion, technology and stock tips as well. For hindi literature enthusiasts there is “Kitaabein” which captures the essence of published books and also provides a platform for readers to review the latest released books.
Josh18.com also provides a blogging platform in “Garam Chai” which is segregated into Hum Kaun Hai? (Retrospective blogging), Bahas (Debates on current issues), Aapki Baat (Express Yourself Blogging), Mitra Mandali (Friends Group) and Global Chai (International topics blog).
Though content in hindi is a necessity for the internet to grow i feel the number of properties web18 seems to be launching day in and day out it seems they are more bullish on internet than any other company around. With respect to Josh18 i think only time will tell how a hindi only portal works out as most large portals today have hindi versions. Though josh18 would leverage the network18’s video content in hindi i.e. their channels like cnbc awaaz which have hindi news.
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Nice to see websites being developed in Hindi.
This will allow the Non-English speaking community to make us of technology.
I came across this web stats tool in Hindi and was really happy to see it.
http://gostats.in
congratulations for launching such a wonderful websites.My best wishes are with JOSH18,keep it up,good luck
wah! bahut badhiya, i like it
great to have such a wonderful site really it is full of josh for youngsters
it is a good site josh india
goood to know that our mother tounge hindi achieves parity with english
ढींगरा जी, मुझे यह देख कर बड़ी हैरानी हुई कि आप हिंदी पोर्टल की सफलता पर विश्वास नहीं रखते हैं। खास कर, आपके लिखने के अंदाज से लगता है कि आपके गले यह बात भी नहीं उतरती कि भारत के युवा हिंदी से जुड़े हुए हैं। शायद आपके लिए “युवा” का मतलब सिर्फ शहरी युवा हैं। महेंद्र सिंह धोनी का नाम सुना है आपने?20-20 विश्वकप जीत कर आने के बाद स्वागत समारोह में उसने क्या कहा था सुना था आपने? सभी लोगों के भाषण अंग्रेजी में हो रहे थे तब उसने कहा “अंग्रेजी बहुत हो गई, अब मैं हिंदी में बोलूंगा।” यह है भारत का युवा और यह है उसकी भाषा। ऑर्कुट का टार्गेट कौन है? क्या आपको मालूम है कि ऑर्कुट में अब आप हिंदी में लिख सकते हैं? most probably, आपको ये सब बातें मालूम नहीं थीं तभी आपने लिखा Youth??? and Hindi Portal????
@नंदिता - Speaking hindi is one thing while reading hindi is another. I also do know about orkut starting hindi scraps. But my point is an entire portal in hindi is different from a feature of hindi scraps. Even in small towns hindi might be spoken more but im not sure how many youths read a hindi newspaper as compared to an english one. I might be wrong but yet again this is my estimated guess from the way i see things going in India in the next 5 years.
It is a very good site for young people
Good point Rajiv tht youths prefer reading english then Hindi but one of the reasons behind for the Majority is that they are not perfect in English n to improve on there English skills they read English.
Cheers
PK
Its great and good to see a portal in hindi. But one thing, how readable hindi is as compared to english.
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Munish
Readable ???
completely depends on your hindi reading skills…
Cheers
PK
very good consept. i will write in blog.
great to have such a wonderful site really it is full of josh for youngsters
Umesh checkout for blogging in hindi @ http://www.garamchai.in/; http://www.josh18.com
hindi bhashi yuwaon ke liye nishchit hi yah ek upyogi site hai.
Its gr8 to see that people in India are realy liking Hindi sites.