Dear Readers, Co-Authors and Fellow Bloggers,
Wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. Not just 2009 bid us goodbye but also a decade, so lets also welcome the new decade and hope for peace to prosper in world unlike the turbulent decade we just stepped out.
Personally, 2009 was an eventual year. On June 27 of this year GingerChai went live. It was a big shift for me – from a reclusive blogger to a more proactive writer-editor. The dynamic shift gave a wonderful opportunity to interact with new people, new thoughts and new ideas. Importantly, it gifted me new friends. It also saw me associating with some wonderful writers who became co-authors of GingerChai. More importantly, It gave all of us a huge opportunity to interact with our readers and fellow bloggers.
Let me take this opportunity to thank Mani Padma, Sir Pumpkin, Ambi, Radha Chandran, Usha Amudhan. Thank you mates to enrich GingerChai with your wonderful thoughts tranformed to bytes. Special thanks to Mani Padma who not just restricted herself to author role but was also the brain behind many of the features of GingerChai. She duly deserves to be the co-editor of GingerChai and she is. Together we have dreamt a bigger roadmap for GingerChai and we shall deliver it this year. Sir Pumpkin and Radha Chandran brought a different flavor to GingerChai with their writing. While Sir Pumpkin pitched in with varied flavours, Radha Chandran stirred a lots of interaction through her spiritual thoughts. One of the best thing to happen out of the healthy discussion that happened here was Ambi. His “punches” in the comment section are quiet popular as much as his well thought, well researched, meaningful writings on “Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance”. Usha Amudhan, our “Alice in Gingerland” delighted us with her thoughts. Oh, wondering why I mentioned “Alice in Gingerland” ? Well, you will know it on Jan 2. We are releasing our first in-house production “Alice in GingerLand”. Check our new release tomorrow. Thanks to Chetan and DS for their wonderful book reviews. Thank you all my co-buddies ! It’s a great pleasure to be associated with all of you.
Did you say I forget to mention one person in the author list? Divya Sharma? How can I forget my co-author who is also the co-author of my life. Without her I won’t be here at peace running GingerChai. A big hugs to her and Thanks a lot dear! And ya, I would like her to write more. Hope to see her exhaust more bandwidth of GingerChai this year.
A BIG THANKS to all Readers of GingerChai. All those who took time to leave comments and make the website more active and all those who read in silence. Thanks a ton. Thanks to all fellow bloggers who visit, encourage, interact and become part of our blogosphere. Thanks to each and everyone of you.
For 2010 I have a roadmap for GingerChai. Along with Mani, I have worked on the overall plans for this year. Believe me, It is going to be a promising, interesting and enriching for everyone. I am not going to delve into the details but let me give you few insights.
- Contests: We will be having a series of contests. “Finish the Story contest” will be announced this January.
- We aim to update the site with minimum one new topic a day.
- Also, I would like to stick to a schedule of having an update at 8’o clock in the morning (Indian Standard Time)
- By Mid of this year, GingerChai will have a complete revamp in the looks and features.
Ofcourse for some reasons, I cannot elaborate much further but I promise a bouquet of vibrant activities this year along with wonderful content.
Wish you again, A wonderful year ahead. Take care!
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Wish you guyz a brilliant year ahead.
Hi Lakshmi,
You had an awesome 2009! May you blessed further in 2010
Happy New year to you and to your awesome Blog….I do love it.
Love
Zeenat.
Happy new year guyz !!!!! Keep up the gr8 work. Love you all
Crash! Just now landed to reality after Rajan sent me soaring up to seventh heaven ( what Rajan! what were you trying to do by sending me up with so much undesreved praises ? try to have an aeriel view for photo speaks or find a story in space. )
Seriously guys there were three great experiences for me in the last year- 1/ snowfall.2/ blogging and last but not at all the least – Ginger Chai. Ginger chai gave me a creative outlet which really balanced out my life. I met fine intellectuals, honest citizens who really care,for the country, great appreciator of art and culture…It was such an amazing experience I felt I literally stepped into a magical world ( no I am not going to pitch for Alice in Gingerland. Rajan does that better. And anyways I know you are going to come back for it).I met my New friends like Rajan, Divya, Pramathesh, Shilpa and Usha here. Came to know quite a lot of interesting and cutely eccentric people, but they were brilliant in their own way. So readers and co bloggers I would just like to thank for your encouragement and Wish you all have a great new year. I promise Ginger Chai will try to contribute a fine percentage in making your new year great throughout. A happy new year to you my dear friends and dear eccentric and cute co authors -Aneet and Ambi.Radha ji wish you a very happy new year too and hope to see more of your articles. Thanks Chetan, The mysterious DS for your great reviews. Wish you a great year ahead…. And keep in touch with GC
Ha ha ! Ya good idea to have aerial shots and outer space stories
Jokes apart, As i mentioned in the article, it is wonderful knowing all you people
and the contributions each one made towards GingerChai.
Is that me?? I mean the Shilpa mentioned here!!
Fantastic going Gingerchai. Have a beautiful 2010.
Dear Friends,
I have been reading this website for last 2 months and I am humbled by young people here and their works. I am 67 and it gives me immense joy to know that the younger generation are doing a constructive positive measures in life. From spiritual to stories , I see the positive side of you blending with the ethos of our culture.
God bless you all. May He shower you with all good things in life.
ginger will reach gr8 heights
whenever i open my reader,i always find a new and refreshing post, and that is something gr8
good luck
keep smiling!
@ Ritesh, Zeenat, Alka, Tinny,Vasudev,Chetan
Thanks a lot mates. Keep encouraging us
Have a wonderful year ahead.
Wishing the entire GingerChai a wonderful 2010!!
Keep Rocking!
Cheers
Wishing the entire GingerChai team a wonderful 2010!!
Keep Rocking!
Cheers “)
Thanks a ton !
Well, let me wait for Mani to answer your other Question
Wish the Ginger Chai team a Sucessful year in terms of growth of the Gingerland and its followers… will look forward to new things in the New Year…
Ginger chai is really a good blog and hope you continue writing better articles in 2010.
@ Dhiman & Abhilash
Thanks you guys ! Wish you both a wonderful year too
I love what you have done to your site. Best wishes.