Pratilipi was founded in 2015 with a vision to unlock the literary talent potential from across India and fill the gap in the availability of accessible and engaging contemporary literature in regional anguages. Five years on, Pratilipi has become a platform through which a community of over 3 lakh writers reach an audience of 25 million monthly active readers, in 12 Indian languages through our
website and our app.
Pratilipi acts as a digital ‘open-mic’ for writers, providing a popular and safe space to upload stories for any user directly via the app. To date, users have uploaded over 30 lakh stories (2 lakh new stories per month) from long novels to short stories across all genres including romance, fiction, horror and fantasy. Alongside more established writers, the platform is creating stars out of first-time writers who are
using the platform to express their creativity and hone their craft. For example, Varsha Srivastava, a homemaker based in Raipur, joined Pratilipi as a novice writer; today, she writes fantasy horror and has reached over 18 lakh readers on the platform.
As a part of the mission to foster home grown talent, users are supported with regular events, discussions and competitions, such as the recent Crime Fiction Festival which was hosted by stalwart authors Vikram Chandra and Hussain Zaidi, web series story writing contest which was recently hosted in collaboration with Dice Media. Pratilipi also supports writers to make a truly viable career out of their passion for writing by landing licensing deals with established publishers, content producers, studios and For further information, image and interview requests please contact Kaveri Acharya or Josh Dobbins
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platforms. Recent examples include: a series of audiobooks which will release on Storytel January 2021 onwards, 50 stories licensed to Manjul publishing house and 500 stories licensed to EpicON to name a few
Pratilipi (pictured right) is a repository of homegrown literary talent which is accessible to anyone with a smartphone. Through its simple user interface, Pratilipi acts as a meaningful tool that is simultaneously recreational, educational and community-oriented. Whether it is urban commuters taking the local train in Mumbai or a farmer catching a moment of leisure in rural Tamil Nadu, Pratilipi’s deep reach is working to create a meaningful and longstasting storytelling culture across India.
Alongside literary content, Pratilipi hosts one of India’s largest podcast and audiobook platforms via the recently launched Pratilipi FM where you can discover 5000+ hours of unlimited audio content in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and English.
The third vertical – Pratilipi Comics has quickly emerged as a popular source for Pratilipi Comics originals such as Murdo ki train, Taashree,
Veerana, to name a few whilst also hosting timeless classics such as Chacha Chaudhary, Billoo, Pinki, Tenaliram, Motu Patlu and Shaktiman. The platform currently has 7.8 million reads per month.
Some highlight stories include:
Tashree, a fast paced mythological thriller based around Tashree, a 21 year old college girl who discovers her supernatural powers and unearths her family’s connection to an underground Tantric organisation. The hugely popular story is written by Sumit Menaria, who comes from a small town near Udaipur and now works as a Chartered Accountant in Dubai by day, while moonlighting as a thriller writer by night. The storyhas been read by 1,57,267 Pratilipi users to date.
Golmaal,
a comedy drama centred around friends who travel to Mumbai from their village only to be caught by a police inspector when he discovers they accidently know the location of stolen diamonds. Written by Bharat Thakur, the 1.5 hour read is a comedic take on a classic gangster story, offering ahumorous look at modern day Mumbai.
Meri Avantika,
the story of a law student who runs away from her royal heritage when she learns she was meant to have been aborted at birth. The girl tries to start a new life in Bhopal where she falls in love but struggles to be accepted as the daughter to her father-in-law. The 19 hour modern day love story has been read almost 500,000 times.
Ummedon Ki Kashti,
the story of Mohit, a scientist, and Alakhnanda, an ex-mountaineer, who meet in Uttarakhand. Alakhnanda had lost a leg during her last Everest expedition but with Mohit and her fathers help is motivated to go back and fulfill her dream before eventually falling in love with Mohit
