The Kobita Club started as a Facebook page in 2011 where friends could share and collaboratively write poetry. It has since grown to over 15% more members per month, mostly ages 18-40 who use mobile internet. The club plans to launch a website where members can submit poems in Bengali and English to be rated and reviewed. The website is estimated to cost 50,000 INR to develop. The club hopes to partner with Vodafone by offering members special submission/voting features through Vodafone connections and advertising the partnership on the site and events. Future plans include expanding to other language communities and publishing print/digital magazines.
2. Idea behind Kobita Club
I Started it in December 2011 as a Facebook Page named
Surojit O Bondhura Kobita Club
Few online friends who love poetry and want to share their
poetries with the others joined there and started writing on
Page wall.
We started various poem based activity i.e.
I used to give a line and all friends add lines after it to create a
full poem.
3. Bhallagena tomai chhara was first of among them where
around 100 friends contributed to give a shape within 15 days.
After that this idea of Collaborative poem continued for long
periods and members increased continuously.
4. Members of Kobita Club
Our Growth rate
15% increase of Member every month.
Maximum members are between 18-40yr (around 75%)
Most of them uses Mobile internet to participate in the
activities.
5. Journey From Page to Website
Kobita club website will feature poems written in Bengali &
English by every individual interested in poetry.
A multi user website where anyone can register and submit
their poems & that can be rated and reviewed by all registered
members of that website.
Kobita Club Website will be involved in various activities
based on Kobita and related creative works that through out
the year.
7. Vodafone & Kobita Club
Special features for Kobita Club Vodafone Users.
They can submit Poems & Vote for Poems using Vodafone
connection. Higher cost for other connections.
The Kobita Club will use Powered by Vodafone tag on
website & other publications.
Event organized by Kobita Club in Association with Vodafone
where Prize could be connection that will help Vodafone to
increase their reach.
8. Vodafone & Kobita Club
Kobita Club can host Jingle Hunt Contest for
Vodafone advertisement, among their Members.
9. Future Plans
In future we have plan to include Non-bengali Community if
we found enough members from those community and add a
separate section in that language.
Publication of Printed & Digital Magazine.