Desicritics
Encyclopedia
Desicritics is an online magazine that explores the world from the perspective of Desis
, that is, people from South Asia
. It provides news and opinion with a global South Asian perspective. The site is over four years old, and is recognized as "a leading source of information in the Indian Blogosphere."
The site was launched on January 26, 2006 by Aaman Lamba, who previously worked with Eric Olsen
on Blogcritics
.
The site features articles from over 700 bloggers from around the world that cover a wide range of topics, from the "macaca" scandal to the assassination of Pakistani tribal chieftain Akbar Bugti. Desicritics covers news in the areas of culture, politics, business, sports, media and technology among others. The site also features fiction from up and coming authors.
Desicritics aims to deal with South Asia
in particular, including about what South Asians think about any what topic, as well as non-desis viewpoints on global topics. Articles are syndicated by numerous news aggregator sites and online magazines including IndiaSphere, Topix
, Indianpad and mytoday.com. Desicritics.org also serves as an official news source for Google
. Desicritics was a finalist in the Best Asian Blog category of the Web Log Awards 2006.
Desis
Desis can refer to:* plural of Desi* one of a type of List of surgical procedures...
, that is, people from South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
. It provides news and opinion with a global South Asian perspective. The site is over four years old, and is recognized as "a leading source of information in the Indian Blogosphere."
The site was launched on January 26, 2006 by Aaman Lamba, who previously worked with Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen was the founder, editor-in-chief, and publisher of broad-based online critical magazine Blogcritics and author of local Cleveland blog Cleve-blog. He is also a widely read and influential blogger...
on Blogcritics
Blogcritics
Blogcritics is a blog network and online magazine of news and opinion. The site—a self-proclaimed "sinister cabal of superior writers"—was founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen and Phillip Winn...
.
The site features articles from over 700 bloggers from around the world that cover a wide range of topics, from the "macaca" scandal to the assassination of Pakistani tribal chieftain Akbar Bugti. Desicritics covers news in the areas of culture, politics, business, sports, media and technology among others. The site also features fiction from up and coming authors.
Desicritics aims to deal with South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
in particular, including about what South Asians think about any what topic, as well as non-desis viewpoints on global topics. Articles are syndicated by numerous news aggregator sites and online magazines including IndiaSphere, Topix
TOPIX
Tokyo stock Price IndeX, commonly known as TOPIX, along with the Nikkei 225, is an important stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan, tracking all domestic companies of the exchange's First Section. It is calculated and published by the TSE...
, Indianpad and mytoday.com. Desicritics.org also serves as an official news source for Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
. Desicritics was a finalist in the Best Asian Blog category of the Web Log Awards 2006.
Desicritics team
- Publisher: Aaman Lamba
- Executive Editor: Temple Stark
- Uber-Blogfather: Eric OlsenEric OlsenEric Olsen was the founder, editor-in-chief, and publisher of broad-based online critical magazine Blogcritics and author of local Cleveland blog Cleve-blog. He is also a widely read and influential blogger...
- Executive Producer: Eric Berlin
- Technical Director: Phillip Winn
- Senior Editors: Deepti Lamba, temporal