Desicritics.org - A new chillout online
Hello friends - It’s almost a week since Desicritics has launched now, and you may have already heard about it.
It’s an eclectic mix of Indian sub-continental bloggers from around the world, writing on anything catching their fancy. And I’m happy to say that I am a Desicritic too.
So here goes their Press Release shouting to the world what they are:
Desicritics.org – English-Language Online Magazine Focused on South Asian News, Culture, and Reviews – Launched This Week
This week marked the launch of Desicritics.org (http://desicritics.org),
a new English-language online magazine and community in which South
Asian bloggers, writers from the Diaspora, and those with a passion for
South Asian news, commentary, reviews, and interviews come together on
a global platform in which writers and readers alike can interact,
inform, discuss, hash out new ideas, and make purchases.Desicritics come from all parts of the globe – from
Carrollton, Texas to Calcutta, India – with the mission of providing
readers with high quality news, opinions, and reviews enmeshed with the
funky, eclectic, and personality-driven flavor of the blogosphere, all
in one Desi-riffic package!The colloquial term for people from South Asia is “desi.”
This has rich connotations and familiarity for South Asians. In an
article about the South Asian party scene in the Big Apple, New York
Times reporter Somini Sengupta described the word as a “Hindi version
of homeboy or homegirl” (NYT, 6/30/96: “To Be Young, Indian and Hip”).
The wave of globalization has increased the visibility
and importance of regions like South Asia, but at the same time the
cultural milieu is poorly understood globally and the facts on the
ground remain abstract for many. Thus, the insight into the South Asian
dynamic afforded by Desicritics.org will be of vital interest across the planet.Desicritics.org covers media, popular culture, politics, sports and much more with a South Asian focus. A full-featured RSS 2.0
feed provides on demand access to a steady flow of news and information
on South Asia. More than 100 noted South Asian bloggers and writers
from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the
Diaspora in the United States, United Kingdom, and elsewhere have
already signed on.
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