The Fun of Blogging
It’s been a pretty long liaison
with blogging now. I started it way back
in 2001 when I bought my first desktop.
It was with Times of India’s blogging space that I
began. Soon I switched to Sulekha which offered many
incentives. Apart from the gift vouchers
that came from Sulekha, there were
quite a few committed bloggers there whom I really liked. I got a fairly good share of readers too
there. But the love affair with Sulekha ended when a team of Right wing
bloggers dominated the whole platform and started posting unsavoury comments
with malicious intent.
Wordpress hosted my blogs
after that for a few years. Then
something went wrong. Apparently someone
hacked or tried to hack my site. It
stopped working properly. Then I migrated
to Blogspot where I have remained for all these years. But many of my fellow bloggers whom I read
without fail stopped blogging for various reasons. Some are in the family way, some immersed
themselves totally in their careers, and some just gave up. Maybe serious writers and thinkers lose
interest in blogging because there are very few serious readers in that
sphere. My personal observation is that
frivolous writing gets more readers in blogosphere. I may be wrong, however. Maybe I have not sought far and wide enough
to discover serious bloggers.
Apart from those readers,
I miss also the Happy Hours that IndiBlogger used to provide a few years
ago. Happy Hours brought a lot of gift
vouchers with which I bought countless books from Flipkart. I wonder why that
concept of Happy Hours died. Maybe, some
bloggers didn’t make use of it with sincerity and authenticity. Maybe, the business concerns which provided
the gift vouchers didn’t find it worth.
Maybe, there are other reasons.
Blogging, anyway, is
personal writing to a large extent. It
is a personal gratification, at least.
It still remains that for me.
That’s the fun I have discovered in blogging.
Good to know about your blogging journey.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it.
DeleteIt has hardly happened that I followed any other blogs seriously except yours. I don't remember how I ended up on your blog about a year ago, but ever since I am hooked and I read every article you post. They are so insightful and thought provoking, sometimes funny and sometimes melancholic!!
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to start a blog and share my thoughts which are kind of inline to your thoughts and the way you see this world. I have just started my blog, a long way to go. You are such an inspiration... One day I wish to see blog grow like yours.
Thank you so much :)
I'm flattered. Never imagined me as an inspiring blogger. Thanks a ton.
Delete"Blogging, anyway, is personal writing to a large extent. It is a personal gratification"- Perhaps this is the reason you have lasted for so long!
ReplyDeleteTrue.
DeleteI thought the left and right wing thing hadn't come to bloggosphere the way they had in social media, till I read about your Sulekha experience.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I liked the happy hours and contests in Indiblogger. :)
Sulekha was run by some insane right wingers, I think. That's how it appeared.
DeleteLet's hope indiblogger will revive the Happy Hours.
On certain occasions I have witnessed the rush of the bloggers to submit blog posts only to get goodies from that site. I hate being a part of that rush. Blogging for me has become more of a mood, a hobby which is strongly attached to the thoughts that linger in my mind for days. I hate being in the rush and write things just for the sake of vouchers .
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I always wanted to know your blogging journey and glad to know now the starting point of that journey . you are really consistent with your passion. And I really find it worth praising.
If bloggers were authentic those happy hours would have done much good...
DeleteThese days I'm becoming lazy. But I must persist and go on....
You are right Sir. I find blogging to be therapeutic as it helps one to articulate the million thoughts churning inside the mind. And yes, frivolous posts get the maximum likes..maybe because it's all about who is more active and "out there". Thank you for sharing your blogging journey here.
ReplyDeleteBlogging has also become just another social media where likes matter more than the content.
DeleteI like to get up early to go out and breathe fresh air. I feel that it is good for health and a good habit
ReplyDeletehttp://19216811ll.com