Nilesh.org Notes on technology and everything else

So here we are, one of the largest democracies trying to emulate democracy in blogsphere. And why not, if you observe the BBM’s egalitarian approach towards showcasing the best posts and discussions on Indian Blogs, you will easily conclude that this is the only way that ensures equality among all blogs. Quite in contrast with the west, where the most popular blogs get even more popular.

I had this all the time in my mind and often wondered how equality could be achieved. While I was trying to ape the western way, in reality only a simple solution existed, like the one Ashwini proposed and which led to the BBM ball rolling.

It feels very good to see that we are constantly reviewing the direction that Bharatiya Blog Mela is heading and check to ensure its very basic tenets remain in place. And it should so. No matter how big the Indian blogsphere gets, we should stick to the simplicity of BBM. At the same time we should not discount that Dina has good intentions in focussing on development for the 31st Bharatiya Blog Mela. So let’s all put in nominations for these topics also.