More power to the bloggers in 2012!

2011 has been a wonderful year and I am extremely elated to write the last post of this year. As I type, I am re-collecting the wonderful moments that we have experienced in this year. We started with opportunities for bloggers to get published in two different editions of ‘Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul‘. This was followed by our association with Encyclopaedia Britannica where Indian bloggers got a chance to be featured on the official Britannica blog. I am pleased to say that many talented bloggers were noticed by a large audience, when their posts were featured on the official Britannica blog.

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BlogAdda’s Spicy Saturday Picks – Dec. 31, ’11

Spicy Saturday In a few hours from now, the year 2011, will end and a new year will start. A new beginning for many. We won’t ask you about resolutions or your plans for New Years Eve as most of them would have done till now. Instead we want you to remember the positive things that happened in 2011 and take those with you to the coming year. 🙂 Time now to read the last edition of #Spicysaturdaypicks for the year 2011.

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Hot Tea Across India

If there is one certainty about roads in India, it is that — no matter where you are or what the hour — if you want a cup of tea, you’ll find a chai ka dukaan within a few kilometres. With this thought in mind, Rishad Saam Mehta, set his journey to have these cups of tea, all across India, and accounts it in this book – Hot Tea Across India. If you love chai, travel and adventure, then Rishad’s book is a must read. Interesting backdrop isn’t it? Then read the excerpt below and apply to receive it.

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Interview with Smita Beohar

Let books be your dining table, And you shall be full of delights. Let them be your mattress, and you shall sleep restful nights. Today at your Adda, we have someone who believes in this statement. She calls herself a 30 something girl for whom reading, which was a time pass, has now become a passion. You will always find her with a book. In the blogosphere she is known as bookslifenmore. We are pleased to have Smita, the lady behind bookslifenmore to your Adda where we try to find out more about her life minus the books. 🙂 Time to read the last interview of 2011.

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BlogAdda’s Tangy Tuesday Picks – Dec. 27, ’11

Tangy Tuesday PicksImagine a service where a person comes to your door to collect payments for purchases made online. Another, where you can ask questions through SMS and get the answers through the same gateway. 🙂 We met two such persons recently and spoke to them. Both are young and promising. Before you read this week’s Tangy Tuesday picks, check out Arpit Mohan’s Gharpay service and Deepak Ravindran’s SMSGyan. 🙂

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