For starters who do not know digg, its a user submitted link website. Users submit stories, vote for them and comment on them. Stories that get maximum hits or diggs get pushed to front page… simple!
But this simple concept was so popular that digg.com is one the most traffic website - see this. Cashing on this concept and in an effort to provide content specific to India many new Indian version have cropped up, Obviously these are not run by original owners of digg, just in case you were thinking.
Here goes my list…
1. Indianpad - I think this is best digg-ing site specific to India. I myself is an active user of this site. Very clean interface and best part no intrusive ads. Whats more, a user can also earn by showing ads on the stories submitted by him/her.
For your information, Indianpad has been growing really fast, though it is heard that Google AdSense programs has taken off their ads from it, after some copyright stuff (mp3s my guess) was posted by some users.
2. GyanIn - Another brother of digg, looks very similar in design. Site still looks at initial stages. But it is worth to check out. Site loads fast and clean interface may tempt you to digg here. I did find some interesting stories there, you may also find some. Happy digg-ing.
3. Rambhai - Don’t fret, I have not put any mythological site in here. Its a strange name for a digg brother. Owner of the site could have named it diggBhai, but chose Ram as you would know the importance of word Ram in India. Nevertheless, coming to site. It has usual categories and glossy interface. Stories put up in a really nice manner with the facility to vote them.
4. Putvote - Here goes another one, nice name and nice effort put in there. One thing to mention is the use of mis-spelt names which is certainly attractive - like use Lastesht instead of Latest, Blaags instead of Blogs. Munna bhai inspiration I guess! I think site can improve on a design, its way too simple, just like mine HAHAHA. Can certainly put in some glossy banners and heading for attraction.5. NewsCola - Just another clone user submitted content site, nothing exciting. One part that caught my attention is - it is promoted by IBIBO, remember them? These are they same guys who have launched www.ibibo.com and want to give you crores of rupees if you blog there, strange concept Blogger does not give me anything but I still love it!
6. IndiaBytes - Here is the last one, really by this time I am feeling as if… all of them are using same script just changing color of their sites and making fool of people trying to access them, that includes me also!
To wrap up, just another clone of big brother digg… NOTE - no Shilpa Shetty involved here and none of above comments are racist.
Above were few websites I found, hope you like it. If I missed any or you have something interesting to share: Add a comment or mail me!


March 18th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
How about http://www.bestofindya.com
March 19th, 2007 at 2:36 am
I found another…not very Digg like, but similar.
http://www.my22yards.com
March 19th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
One cool digg india kinda site is at:
Mahaweb World
March 19th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
About rambhai, I thought these guys named it after some chai-walla. Here is the story:
http://www.rambhai.com/topstories
March 20th, 2007 at 4:53 am
Indianpad is the best one, but the may face taught competition. Readster (http://www.readster.de) one of the social in Germany would expand to India soon.
http://www.readster.in
March 20th, 2007 at 7:26 am
The war of the clones
I wonder what makes these guys think that they’ll be the “next Digg”
It’s a farce dude.
Can’t I, we, us Indians create something unique and indegenous? Is copying stuff off others (Digg.com in this case) the best we can do? I guess we are all just good for IT slavery, working as technology “programmers” … never rising beyond the cubicle and inventing technology. Shameful
March 20th, 2007 at 7:28 am
What happens when a billion Indians run Pligg?!?!
July 24th, 2007 at 5:26 am
http://www.humsurfer.com is another one, quite a lot of them out there, anyone with a full india specific list ?
July 24th, 2007 at 5:45 am
http://www.indianpad.com/
http://www.gyanin.com/
http://www.rambhai.com/
http://www.putvote.com/
http://www.newscola.com/
http://www.indianbytes.com/
http://www.bestofindya.com/
http://www.my22yards.com/
http://www.mahaweb.com/world/
http://www.readster.in/
http://www.humsurfer.com/
http://www.newscola.com/
http://www.indiamarks.com/
http://www.indiagram.com/
http://www.forumsofindia.com/articles/
http://www.indianbytes.com/
any more to add ?
October 16th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Business 2.0 print magazine published list of Digg Clones in various countries and chose http://www.BestOfIndya.com as the Digg Clone for India. You can check the scan of the list here at http://www.bestofindya.com/tools/boiinb2.jpg
October 29th, 2007 at 2:15 am
bookmarks.nazariya.com
charchaa.com
humsurfer.com
October 31st, 2007 at 12:39 pm
http://indiasphere.net
November 25th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
[...] Interface is super clean with no resemblance of a Digg clone. [...]
November 26th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
new site for gadgets……
GiZmO-TaLks
http://gizmo-talks.blogspot.com/
hey guys v tryin to make a new website for all gadget lovers……….
hope u lik it……..jus want ur help
its jus encouragement
and i promise u ill upload all new stuffs like laptops mobiles cameras and many more…..
jus visit once and try to help us in makin this site…….
ur co-operation wil b highly appreciated
jus visit give ur fair comments and post ur views abt the products so that people cud knw abt it
thanks
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
[...] cut the clutter and develop placewhere information based on number is shared. BigNumbr website has ‘digg like’ look, as bigNumbr [...]
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:37 am
[...] of website is more like Digg with options like: Popular. Upcoming, Most Recent, Popular this Week, Popular All time. It has [...]
February 19th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Hey.. I found one more.. http://www.ZZYGG.com.
What did You ZZYGG today?
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:49 am
Few days back i also started a Digg like site meant for Indians because of Digg neglecting Non-US links/strories in a bad way. Also Indianpad n other famous ones are full with spam.
Visit my site - http://urlpix.com
I’ve planned to make it full of Desi/India related news,stories etc.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:34 am
[...] there are number of digg like Indian sites. Some of them (like Indianpad) are much better than digg [...]
April 11th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Wow that’s a cool list and your site is damn coolest.