Virtual realities

EMagzin (www.emagzin.com) started by a group of teenagers and twenty somethings tackles everything from climate change to obesity,coffee addiction to democracy in the eleven sections they have. “We have combined all the fields of life into one easy to read e-zine designed especially for people who are losing out on the opportunity to read in their day-to-day busy lives. Our magazine is available in 48 different languages also,” says Gobind Shahbaaz Singh,a 20-year-old student and one of the brains behind the magazine.

Republic of Brown,started by Gitanjali Dhillon raises a toast to what she calls,‘Indo-Cool’. “The influence of South Asians is everywhere.  From the colossal success of Slumdog Millionaire and international runways featuring Rachel Roy’s fashion line to politics with Reshma Saujani,the first South Asian woman to run for the US Congress. Even Starbucks has been bumping Bollywood beats. Republic of Brown uncovers noteworthy people,films,art,fashion,destinations and delivers them straight to the inboxes of global culture seekers,” says Dhillon.

Also,these e-zines double up as platforms to promote new Indian English writing. “One of our major aims is to provide exposure to aspiring writers,so we definitely look forward to contributions from new writers. Also with new writers,come new ideas and new perspectives. It ties well with our goal of providing different,contemporary content for our readers. For example,one of our editors recently held a session at a Chennai school to motivate young writers… We held a competition for the students and will be publishing the winning entries in our magazine,” says Kumar. Singh of eMagzin echoes her sentiments by declaring that they are planning to launch a new section ‘specifically for upcoming writers’. Comfort,like I said,is just a click away!