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{{Infobox website
| name = SharingDard
| url = {{URL|sharingdard.com}}
| commercial = No
| type = Emotional Network and support
| registration = Optional
| language = [[English language|English]]
| num_users = 32,756
| content_license =
| owner =
| author =
| editor =
| launch_date = May 2013
| revenue =
| current_status = Offline
| footnotes =
}}
'''SharingDard''' was an online portal which provides an outlet to share the emotional turmoils that one faces throughout his or her journey in life.

==History==
The website SharingDard.com was started by Sumant Gajbhiye, Ritika Sharma, Gaurav Rajan and Lima James, [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow|IIM Lucknow]] graduates.<ref>{{cite news |title=IIM grads offer shoulder to cry on.|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-26/man-woman/42425538_1_iim-grads-support-group-co-founders |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001040203/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-26/man-woman/42425538_1_iim-grads-support-group-co-founders |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=September 26, 2013}}</ref> The website is a result of their personal and professional experiences and a subsequent research. SharingDard officially started in May 2013 and has over 20000 registered users as on September 2013. The identity of the users is hidden and privacy is assured on the website.<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news |title=Building an emotional network - The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/building-an-emotional-network/article5090485.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=September 4, 2013}}</ref> A new story is shared every 15 minutes or so.<ref name=theopenmagazine>{{cite news |title=Emotional e-support|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/real-india/emotional-e-support |work=[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open Magazine]] |date=December 7, 2013}}</ref> There are seven categories on the website including career, relationships, social taboo, loneliness. Telephone counseling in India could be worth Rs. 1,100 crore market potential as suggested by Business Insider India and Silicon India.<ref name=businessinsiderindia>{{cite news |title=This 5-month-old Start-up Runs A Network For Sharing Emotions, Eyes Rs 1,100 Crore Market - Business Insider India|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/This-5-month-old-Start-up-Runs-A-Network-For-Sharing-Emotions-Eyes-Rs1100-Crore-Market/articleshow/24187151.cms |work=[[Business Insider|Business Insider India]] |date=October 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name=siliconindia>{{cite news |title=Heard of Sharingdard? India's first Emotional Networking Site|url=http://www.siliconindia.com/news/startups/Heard-of-Sharingdard-Indias-First-Emotional-Networking-Site-nid-155756-cid-100.html |work=Silicon India |date=October 22, 2013}}</ref>

Among the users, 65 percent are women and the rest are youngsters (16 to 35 years of age) who share problems related to examination stress, job tension, relationship issues and societal pressures.<ref name=ob>{{cite news |title=Connecting EMOTIONALLY. Times of India Neighbourhood|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2013/10/18&PageLabel=82&EntityId=Ar08100&ViewMode=HTML |work=[[Times of India|Times of India Neighbourhood]] |date=October 18, 2013}}</ref> The highlight of the website is that the people connect with one another emotionally and help each other out, thus making it a peer to peer counselling place.

The founders are looking to raise funds from Angel Investors or Venture Capitalists soon to the tune of 5-10 crores. They also have plans to integrate it with their Telephonic counseling arm, Your Candid Friend.<ref name=economictimes>{{cite news |title=Online counselling becomes a trend with sites like sharingdard.com|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-11-09/news/43855552_1_counselling-online-sites |work=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] |date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.sharingdard.com/ Sharingdard.com]
* [http://www.yourcandidfriend.com/ Your Candid Friend]

[[Category:Indian websites]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2013]]

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