Clear about money from day one
Writers should be able to see how they get paid — in plain language, not a maze of coins and conversions. We’re designing payout clarity into the product before a single rupee changes hands.
Pre-launch · join the waitlist
A Hindi-first universe of web novels is almost here.
Shivra is a new web novel platform built Hindi-first, for readers and writers in India and beyond. Leave your email below and you’ll be among the first in when the doors open.
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Thank you for joining! We’ll email you the moment Shivra opens — nothing before that.
Why we’re building it
A few things we’re determined to get right.
We started Shivra because the apps we read on kept getting the basics wrong. Here’s what we’re building differently — stated as intentions, because the product isn’t live yet.
Hindi-first, not Hindi-eventually
Most platforms bolt Indian languages on as a translation afterthought. Shivra is being built Hindi-first, so Indian stories and the tropes readers actually grew up with lead — for audiences here and abroad.
Reading that doesn’t fight you
No ad-stacking, no forced auto-advance, no dark patterns nudging you to spend. We want the reading itself to feel calm — the way a good book does — and we’re holding the design to that.
On the roadmap
What we’re working toward.
We’re pre-launch — this is what we’re building, and what joining early gets you a front-row seat to.
A genre library that feels familiar
From joint-family sagas and arranged-marriage drama to enemies-to-lovers and mythological fantasy — a catalogue you can browse without an account once we open.
A creator earnings dashboard
A writer’s home that shows support, balance, and your next payout date — itemised, so you always know what you’ve earned and when it arrives.
A community around the stories
Ways to follow writers, react chapter by chapter, and find your next read through people whose taste you trust — not an algorithm guessing in the dark.
In build
Copyright protection that puts the author in charge
Writing online comes with a real risk: someone reposts your novel under their name and earns from your work. We’re building copyright protection to stop that.
As novels are uploaded, the system compares them against existing work and flags likely copies. When it finds one, it notifies you — the verified author — and you decide what happens next, from a claim inside Shivra to taking it further. And if you ever need help, you reach a real person, not a form.
In build
A swipeable discovery feed that gives new writers a real chance
Shivra has a short, swipeable discovery feed — the reels format you know, built for stories instead of video. Authors post clips, excerpts, and story-pulse updates; readers swipe and find their next read.
The difference: most feeds just keep showing whoever’s already big. Ours is built to deliberately surface new and small writers too, so a genuinely good unknown gets a real shot at being discovered.
For writers · not readers
The first 50 writers help shape what Shivra becomes.
This part is for people who write, not just read. We’re opening a Founding 50 program for the first fifty writers to commit to Shivra — and what they get isn’t a launch-week freebie. It lasts.
Founding 50 — limited writer spots
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A permanent founding writer badge
A distinct mark on your public profile that instantly sets it apart from every writer who joins later. It’s permanent — not a temporary launch perk — and it never expires or transfers.
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Early access to everything we ship, for good
Every new feature reaches founding writers before the general public — not once, but for as long as you stay on the platform. It’s an ongoing head start, not a one-time bonus.
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A direct line to the founder
In these early days you talk to the person actually building Shivra — not a support queue. Give feedback, ask for things, and genuinely steer where the product goes next.
Founding 50 applications open with the waitlist below — join and we’ll be in touch about a spot.
From the founder
“I’m Shashank, and I’m building Shivra alone. I kept looking for a good place to read and write Hindi stories online — and never found one that treated writers fairly. So I’m building it. You’re early enough to shape it.”
Common questions
Questions people ask about Shivra.
Straight answers about what Shivra is, when it opens, and what joining the waitlist does.
What is Shivra?
- Shivra is a Hindi-first web novel platform where readers can read Hindi web novels online and writers can publish their own stories. It is currently pre-launch and accepting waitlist sign-ups.
When does Shivra launch?
- Shivra has not launched yet — it is in active development. Join the waitlist and you will be among the first notified the day the platform opens. We send one email when we open and nothing before that.
Is Shivra free to use?
- Readers can join the waitlist and read for free. Writers can additionally apply for a limited Founding 50 program. There are no payments on the site before launch.
What is the Founding 50 program?
- The Founding 50 is a program for the first fifty writers to commit to Shivra. Founding writers receive a permanent founding-writer badge, early access to every new feature for as long as they stay, and a direct line to the founder. It is limited to 50 writers.
What languages does Shivra support?
- Shivra is built Hindi-first, so Hindi stories and the tropes Indian readers grew up with lead the experience, with the platform serving audiences in India and abroad.
What information does Shivra collect on the waitlist?
- Only the email address you choose to give when you join the waitlist, plus whether you applied as a writer. It is used solely to notify you when Shivra opens. It is never sold, and you can ask to have it removed at any time.
Be one of the first
Get in before the doors open.
The first 50 writers get founding status. Readers join free. Either way, get on the list and you’re in before the doors open.
You’re on the list 🎉
Thank you for joining! We’ll email you the moment Shivra opens — nothing before that.