😼 BharatChan😿

About BharatChan

Bharatchan is an imageboard dedicated to the Indian community and beyond. Here, you can create posts, share images, and engage in discussions on a wide range of topics, including random musings, entertainment (movies, songs, sports, Japanese animation (anime)), art (drawing, photography, music production, Hindustani & Carnatic music, instrumental, digital art), science, academia, technology, dharma, yoga, video games, infrastructure and travel, finance, economics, and political discourse.

Contacts

You can use chat.bharatchan.com for quick chat and discussions.

If you are looking for email you can reach me at [email protected]

If you are looking to donate you can donate at buymeacoffee.com/bharatchan

Rules

A poster on BharatChan must abide by the following rules:

Sitewide Rules
You must be 18 or older to post.
Sharing personal details or engaging in doxing is strictly prohibited.
Political discussions should be confined to /pol/.
NSFW content is only allowed in /kama/.
Off-topic discussions, thread derailment, or spam may result in a ban and IP blacklist.
Pornographic content is strictly prohibited.
Any activity violating local laws is not allowed.

By posting on BharatChan, users agree to the use of cookies, primarily for maintaining session functionality.

Do i need to signup to post?

No, you can post without signup/login. Sign up and Login functionality is for Bharatchan Pass Users.

What is BharatChan Pass?

Bharatchan Pass is a two tier premium user feature. Details Below,

User TypeCost
Regular Pass UserFree. Just need to create and wait for validation.
Premium Pass User$2 USD per month. Easiest way is donating through buymeacoffee and emailing at [email protected].

User TypeFeature
Regular Pass User
  • No longer need the fill captcha with every post.
  • No ads.
  • Higher File size upload limit, file size upto 35mb compared to 25mb those without pass.
  • Text limit increased from 4,000 characters to 6,000 characters.
Premium Pass User
  • No longer need the fill captcha with every post.
  • No ads.
  • Higher File size upload limit, currently upto 100mb compared to 35mb for regular pass.
  • Text limit increased from 4,000 characters to 10,000 characters.
  • Access to premium lounge at bharatchan as well as BharatChat.

What is bookmarks section?

It allows you to save those posts locally which you liked, it doesn't require any login. It is stored locally on your machine and no such data is sent to the server. I thought it maybe useful, because it's something i felt imageboards were lacking. Currently maximum 50 bookmarks are allowed

Note: For both bookmarks / hidden posts, you can only reply to posts which are from general board, due to technical reasons. Created posts will be added in /general/ board.

What data is saved during signup?

Your username, location value you chose during sign up (state/country) (Note: not actual location) and password. Your username isn't shown on posts/replies you create. You can choose any other name during posting either.

How do i bookmark a post and how to access it?

You can bookmark a post by clicking on the dropdown option in the post header and selecting 'bookmark' option.
You can view your bookmarks by click on the bookmark link in the nav menu.

Can I hide a post?

You can hide a post by clicking on the dropdown option in the post header and selecting 'hide' option. Like bookmarks, 50 hidden posts are allowed currently.

How to use the custom emojis?

While in post-creation mode, pressing the '~' will show you emoji suggestions based on emoji code starting with ':' before '~' you have entered. You can close the emoji suggestions by typing '$'. For further details refer to the emoji page.

What is a Trip-Code and how to use it?

Trip-Codes are like pseudo username-password combo which allow you to associate certain identifier hash value to a certain username. You can use trip codes by using following format in the username input field of the form, username#password. It will show you the output something like this, username !HashValue in the username field of the posts.

How to use the basic markdowns?

Well find the guide below

Markdown
>quote like this
*italics like this*
**bold like this**
***italic bold***
# Header 1
## Header 2
### Header 3
:emoji_code: for custom emojis.
>>post_id for quick link to the post in the existing thread or a board (TBD latter part)
>>>/board/ for quick hyperlink to a different board catalog >>>/meta/
>>>/board/post_id for quick hyperlink to a thread in a different board >>>/meta/1
To embed images, "![title](https://www.example.com/)"Title is optional
To embed videos, "$[title](https://www.example.com/)"Title is optional
To embed audio media, "@[title](https://www.example.com/ description)"Title is optional
For spotify, youtube, vocaroo or twitter embeds, just copy paste the urls.

Source for country flags

I sourced it from flag-icons repo on github

Source for the custom flags is mentioned below

Custom Flags
Custom FlagsSource
ARYA: Āryāvarta/BhārataSome anon on inch posted it, i am not sure about the original OP
UN: United Nations / UrfWikipedia
JK: Jammu & KashmirWikipedia
WB: West BengalWikipedia
MH: MaharashtraFlag background was oc, silhouette of Shivaji was sourced from google images
JH: Jharkhand OC Bg while emblem from Wikipedia
AS: AssamWikipedia
TN: Tamil NaduWikipedia

What's the source of the song at the homepage (old page, no more active)

Rikka on youtube During the earliest phase of previous Imageboard we added this song to the video clip, currently it's a placeholder.

Where can i see updates related to website and What's up for future?

Regular updates related to upcoming changes and past changes are provided here >>>/meta/