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{{Infobox company
| name = Explocity Private Limited
| logo = Explocity-logo.gif
| locations = [[India]], [[Dubai]], [[New York City]]
| founder = [[Ramjee Chandran]]
| website = {{url|explocity.com}}
}}

'''Explocity Pvt Ltd''' is a media and publishing company headquartered in [[Bangalore]]. The company was formed by [[Ramjee Chandran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/searchdetail.php?sid=723=1|title=Source: The Hoot website}}</ref> Explocity has city based publications across India, New York state and Dubai.

==Corporate history==
Prior to the inception of Explocity, Chandran first began a Bangalore-based magazine, Bangalore This Fortnight, in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aboutus.explocity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hitchhiker.jpg|title=Clipping in Mid Day Newspaper}}</ref> This was followed by the launch of the Bangalore Monthly and the Bangaloremag.com. The [[internet]] had just begun its journey in the late 1990s in India, when Chandran created Explocity.com in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020131085535/http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2002|title=The Hindu Newspaper | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]| date=22 November 2000}}</ref> Some of the initial [[funding]] was from [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s News Corp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aboutus.explocity.com/Library/asian_age.jpg|title=Clipping in Asian Age Newspaper}}</ref> Explocity.com has content includes events, [[restaurants]], [[hotel]] listings, shopping, nightlife and sightseeing in cities like [[New York City]], [[Dubai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2000/11/21/stories/152139gg.htm|title= Article in the Hindu Business Line}}</ref> [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]].

The Explocity guide (formerly known as CityInfo), was the next product from Explocity, which provides information on restaurants, places to visit, shopping, in cities around the world. It then began publishing lifestyle [[magazines]] like ''080'' (Bangalore), ''044'' (Chennai) and ''040'' (Hyderabad), followed by ''022'' (Mumbai) and ''011'' (Delhi'). A daily [[newsletter]], ''MyTime'', was also created. Explocity was one of the first companies in the world to introduce the [[software]] called Pagician for their digital magazines. Explocity also launched a city [[Movies]] Guide website online called Explocity Movies. Explocity also partners with [[Kingfisher (beer)]] to bring out the Kingfisher Explocity Great Food and Nightlife Guides.

==Products and events==
Explocity's weekend dining newsletter FirstFoodie was written about in IMPACT magazine's story about media houses in India that cater to food and beverages in January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.impactonnet.com/80537/Impact/volume-9-issue-30#dual/32/2|title=IMPACT Magazine, January 2013}}</ref>

Explocity launched EXEC (now known as Executive Traveller) - reportedly, India's first magazine for [[business]] travellers - in April 2010.<ref>''[http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=30350_Explocity+launches+a+magazine+especially+for+business+travellers Report about EXEC's launch by Agency FAQS News Bureau]''.</ref> A couple of years later, EXEC tied up with a [[smartphone]] content provider to serve its content on the [[iPhone]], [[iPad]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] smartphones and tablet devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/33620_EXEC-launches-app-for-iPad-and-Android-based-smartphones|title=Article on Agency FAQS}}</ref>

Of recent times, Explocity has been under the active management of [https://www.solmooney.com/ Sol Mooney Media], a venture started by Explocity founder [[Ramjee Chandran]].

Explocity, in 2022, started Explocity Podcasts. [https://www.theliterarycity.com/ The Literary City with Ramjee Chandran] is a light and funny podcast about words.

In April 2022, Explocity re-launched BangaloreMag and Explocity Bangalore Guide in digital form.

== References ==
*[http://www.afaqs.com/perl/news/story.html?sid=26702 Article about Kingfisher partnering with Explocity for the Kingfisher Explocity Great Food and Nightlife Guides]
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060520/asp/weekend/story_6226824.asp Article in the Telegraph India about Explocity's involvement in the Foodguide business]
*[http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/bt.htm Article that quotes Ramjee Chandran on listings as a revenue stream for portals]
*[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=12.996472&lon=77.618983&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2 Explocity on Wikimapia]
*[http://www.medianewsline.com/news/117/ARTICLE/2273/2008-04-08.html Explocity Launches 044 Magazine for Chennai]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020131085535/http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm An old article in The Hindu about Explocity]
*[http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/searchdetail.php?sid=723&bg=1 An article that cites Ramjee Chandran, CEO of Explocity as one of the key people of Indian media]
*[http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/headlines/y2k8/feb/febmam85.php About the Kingfisher Explocity Great Food Guide]
*[http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/publishing/2008101314122.htm Explocity appoints Allen Mendonca as Editorial Director]
*[http://indiafav.gloriousindia.com/e/x/explocity_com.php/ Explocity listed as one of India's favourite websites]

==Notes==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.explocity.com/ Explocity website]
*[http://www.executivetraveller.in/ Executive Traveller Magazine]
*[https://solmooney.com/ Sol Mooney Media website]

[[Category:Publishing companies established in 1989]]
[[Category:Publishing companies of India]]
[[Category:Mass media companies of India]]
[[Category:Online companies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Bangalore]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Karnataka]]

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