PehleIndia is a new social networking site for Indian citizens to connect on national and social issues. Their goal is for Indians to connect with each other and make an impact on our democracy by sharing, debating and discussing ideas.
Pehle India is a non-profit initiative to connect India’s citizens with each other and mobilize public opinion. The organization itself does not propagate an ideology or promote a particular stand other than that of open communication and respect for every individual’s opinion – as long as it does not violate ethical or moral values and the Constitution of India.
The team working on Pehle India is a group of highly experienced IT professionals who have no political interests, alignments or aspirations. As modern day citizens we simply wish to ensure everyone has an opportunity to voice their opinion, communicate with other citizens to understand their opinions and even engage in healthy debates on what is best for our nation.
Considering the fact that they are a non-profit initiative and working towards the greater good is definitely a noble thought. While the site in its current form may not be as sophisticated as other social networks you’re used to, but its a good starting point. Normally, I would have questioned whether such a concept / idea would fly. However, recent events that have unfolded have definitely left us questioning if we should be silent spectators or take an active interest in our democracy and society. National interest is definitely on the minds of several folks, and this site might as well be on the way to capitalize on that.
One unique aspect of the site — this is probably the first site that provides an ‘Eunuch’ option in the gender section of the registration process 
This is a very timely initiative. The site has been designed with tier 2 cities in mind. Also like the “Eunuch” element, makes it clear it really does want to cater to everyone. Wonder if they intend to launch in local languages too. That would be a great icing.
Good to see e-governance taking up importance again. With the whole Obama victory with the new media given good credits, this certainly is a nice idea.
1. The need to register to post to forums is not necessary in fact. The deal is to get your opinions voiced. With a large number of sites asking for registration, this could be one factor that hinders the number of users who wish to come in.
2. Huge focus on User Generated content. Taking the popular 90+ % of people just like to see whats happening and <10% of people who actually post stuff, this may not really look like an idea that could really scale.
3. suggestion: Have a content team in place – something like http://www.igovernment.in .
i like the fact that you should register. everyone seems to enjoy the right to freedom of speech, but not take the effort to register and provide your background info. what you say if connected with your background is a powerful tool to extrapolate what are the masses saying. on this site you can still see the discussion boards and read what others are saying and what their background is. that for me is good enough. if i want to say something there, i will register. i can also see the national pulse without registering. if i feel the urge to voice my opinion, i will register. otherwise this is fine for me.
these people might be the first to provide direct analytics to the political parties and media companies, and that is a strong value proposition.
Do you know who is funding this organization?
@maya
it has been bootstrapped by the founders
Thanks Pranav.
there are lots of social issues that we face these days due to hardships and disease.~.*