India has 1.3 Lakh registered publications – most of which you'll never see

Would you believe it if I told you India officially has a staggering 1.3 Lakh RNI-registered publications - most of which you'll never see on your news feed?

There are several reasons for building yet another news aggregator app. I'm sharing some of these reasons in a series of short notes, in no particular order. This is Note 3.

A typical news aggregator pulls content from hundreds of sources and combines them into a single stream for you. Among these are mainstream giants such as The Times of India and The Hindustan Times - prolific publishers producing hundreds of articles a day. Also included are independent media houses like The Quint or The Migration Story, who publish only a handful of deeply researched, thoughtfully written long-form pieces each week.

Now, what are the chances that you'll actually notice these nuggets from niche publications amidst the deluge in your news feed? Pretty slim, right?

And that's a pity. As readers, we deserve to see what's happening beyond the headlines and beyond the breaking news cycle.

And what about the brilliant journalists at these independent media houses? Many of them work on shoestring budgets to bring us ground-level stories that truly matter. Surely they deserve a wider audience and a chance to reach discerning readers like you and me?

At Tikker, our goal is simple: to let you follow the independent news publications you care about, so you never miss the stories that actually matter. A better-informed citizenry leads to a better country for all of us, don't you think?

Is there a specialized/local/vernacular publication you would like to see on Tikker? Are you one such publication who would like to be on Tikker? Let us know.