While I am from Bombay, I’m currently living in Dubai, so I don’t know if I technically qualify as a Bombay blogger. I definitely think giving the event exposure in India is a great idea. As far as it being relevant and interesting to the suburban Mumbai population, I can’t see how this could be any more relevant.

I think everywhere south of Bandra probably has the largest concentration of bloggers per square kilometer in the entire country, so it’s not like the interested audience doesn’t exist. Just look at something like Rediff Blogs, which has over 75,000 blogs on it, and then add to the equation the fact that most Indian bloggers will likely be using more international platforms such as Blogger and Wordpress.com, and you’re looking at a very sizeable blogging population. A large percentage of those are bound to be in the broadband-rich locales of the Bombay suburbs.

Then there is the topic: Environment. Anyone who has been stuck in evening rush hour in an open auto-rickshaw in Santacruz should be pretty confident that the environmental issue is hot and relevant for suburban Mumbai. Enough said.

Personally, I still haven’t decided what I’m going to do for Blog Action Day. Environmental issues are vast and varied and the arguments and positions are even more vast. I do know that I would like to do something significant, and so I plan on writing some content that leads up to that day. Keep track of my RSS feed to know when that happens.

Looking forward to seeing your take on Blog Action Day, and hope to see you around here more often.

seeing the flora fountain and gathrin wat i remember from my previous visits here i believe u r based in mumbai…

the thing is ..by pure chance i ended up givin an itnerview to a reporter from westside plus (toi supplement) about blog action day.. but in the end probably due to his lack of idea about blogging and its reach.. his last question was how do i make a story outof this..

his basic needs were do u now anyone else in bombay who is participating in b.a.d. and a general idea on how it wud be intriguing to ppl of suburban bombay.. n now readin ur blog i thought i’d ask u the same.. and hence this comment.. wondering if u can add something to this so tht blog action day gets some exposure in india..

in my opinion it shud ideally hav a much bigger promotion than westside plus.. but thought somehting is better than nothin at all..