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The first recorded Hindi blog, नौ दौ ग्यारह (Nine Two Eleven), was established by Alok Kumar, who coined the term Chittha (Hindi: चिट्ठा) to describe the medium. The term was subsequently adopted by the community and became the standard Hindi designation for a blog. Initially, blog use was limited due to the difficulties involved in typing Hindi script. However, as the availability of Hindi typing tools became more widely available, the number of Hindi bloggers began to increase.
Since 2007, the number of Hindi blogs has rapidly increased. This was due to the advent of Indic Unicode support in various blogging services, the introduction of new Hindi typing tools such as the Google Indic Transliteration tool in Blogger, and the promotion of Hindi blogging by mainstream media.
By April 2013, the Hindi blogosphere comprised over 50,000 blogs, with approximately 25% (12,500) authored by women bloggers.
In the early stages, most Hindi blogs were personal in nature, with only a limited number focused on specific topics and interests. By 2007, blogs began covering other topics such as cinema, technology, science, hobbies, and photography. In 2010, The Wall Street Journal started a Hindi blog called India Real Time, which later ended in 2017. It covered news, sports, Bollywood, politics, and business.
The Parikalpana Award is a literary award for blogs in India. It is presented by the magazine Parikalpana Samay and the company Parikalpana.
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