About r/IndiaSpeaks
In its own words:
Namaskaram, We are a friendly and user-focused community for Redditors from India. It is a one stop destination to discuss all the news, entertainment, science & technology, sports, history & culture, economy and geopolitics related to India. Following the millennia old tradition of India, this forum promotes freedom of speech, plurality and open dialogue. Enjoy, collaborate and discuss. Let the churning of the great ocean begin.
Community guide
r/IndiaSpeaks (#936, about 1.2 million) is a user-focused India discussion hub spanning news, culture, tech, sports and geopolitics—with India/Indians relevance and structured flair norms.
What belongs
India-related discussion (about 35 posts/day). Rules cover Reddit policy, anti-abuse/trolling, low-effort bans, self-post and Twitter submission norms, titling, reposts/pinned developing news, India relevance, old posts, TIL limits, meta bans, and meme policy.
Versus india
Both are major India rooms with different moderation cultures and flair taxonomies. IndiaSpeaks markets itself as friendly/user-focused across many topic flairs (#Politics, #Ask-India, etc.).
Practical pointers
Keep content India/Indians-relevant; follow pinned developing-news guidance.
The community was created on Mar 13, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 320 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/hometheater (#935) and ahead of r/woooosh (#937) in our ranking.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/IndiaSpeaks went up from 1,134,416 to 1,137,198 subscribers (+2.8K, +0.25%). That is about 55 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/IndiaSpeaks this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Polish woman faces abusive comments and messages after she posted a video showing developments in India compared to 10 years back when she first came to Indiau/_OnlyFacts_ · Nov 3 · video
- The viral image being shared as the INDIA bloc’s Delhi rally is actually from a Left Front rally in Kolkata on February 3, 2019.u/NoMedicine3572 · Nov 2 · image
- In a twist, protesters who were brought from Bihar to Delhi by Congress for the Ramlila Ground rally, ended up praising BJP govt after eating 5 RS lunch at Atal Canteen started by Delhi CM Smt Rekha …u/MonkeyDModi · Nov 1 · video
- 'We don’t need lessons': Bollywood actress Dia Mirza's "No firecrackers" Diwali video removed from BMC's page after Mumbai BJP chief's objectionu/SatoruGojo232 · Nov 2 · image
- Finally someone is talking about the disinformation on redditu/SeoUrMum · Nov 3 · video
- Mamata Banarjee,"Those who are 'kafirs' they are scared"u/TheCrazyCaveira · Nov 1 · video
- “Look at this pollution. All this is happening because these people are doing vote chori”, says LoP Rahul Gandhi as Delhi records lowest avg Jan-Oct AQI in 8 yearsu/MonkeyDModi · Nov 2 · video
- I pray for the safety of Hindus who will be targeted and exploited in the anarchy like how it happened in 1971 also.u/Top_Guess_946 · Nov 2 · video
- Congress workers tore down posters commemorating victims of 1984 anti sikh riots while marching towards Ramlila Groundu/_OnlyFacts_ · Nov 1 · video
- Indian women's League "Built to shine" campaign photographed by Ridhika Mehrau/heretofindjob · Nov 7 · gallery
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/IndiaSpeaks, from 2021 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Respect to this men who came running from his home to help her who was watching Livestreamu/Intelligent-Ear4777 · Dec 1, 2022 · 26,340 points · 833 comments · video
- Why is everyone suddenly noticing Indians lack civic sense?u/Surfer_020 · Jan 3, 2025 · video
- Teacher teaching good and bad touch to kidsu/Dry_Stable_876 · Dec 16, 2023 · video
- chandrayaan 3 launched successfully.u/Dizzy_One3336 · Jul 14, 2023 · video
- An irl korean streamer was harassed by some boys in khar,mumbai . This is so embarrassing and disgustingu/hp_282 · Nov 30, 2022 · 17,030 points · 2,365 comments · video
- A Pune woman slapped a drunk man 26 times after he molested her. ⚠️ Violenceu/ResidentBench6602 · Dec 19, 2024 · video
- That's how you represent India in Rappingu/Adityanath_Yogii · Aug 18, 2023 · video
- People here.. what's your opinion on this?u/Plastic_Many393 · Dec 10, 2024 · image
- Rajnagar Extension, Ghaziabad: Kid got bit by dog, dog owner apatheticSep 6, 2022 · 11,595 points · 1,388 comments · video
- Nagaland leader: “People say North east people have small eyes, but it’s beneficial as less dust goes in and when there is a longish meeting they can even doze off without anyone noticing”Jul 9, 2022 · 11,598 points · 353 comments · video
What r/IndiaSpeaks talks about
Looking at the titles of 173 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “india”, “bjp”, “indian”, “world” and “delhi”. Other frequent themes are modi, video, arrested, police, ali and rahul. Recurring phrases include “rahul gandhi”, “madan lal”, “lal dhingra” and “mother mary”. By format, 29% are images, 25% are videos and 18% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: #General 📝 (34), #Politics 🗳️ (28), #Ask-India ☝️ (24), #History&Culture 🛕 (11), #Social-Issues 🗨️ (11), #Law&Order 🚨 (10).
Activity and best time to post
r/IndiaSpeaks gets about 35 new posts a day. The public archive holds 488,885 posts and 6,392,566 comments in total, about 13.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (31 posts) and the quietest was Monday (21). Posting peaks around 06:00 UTC and is lowest around 20:00 UTC.
Rules of r/IndiaSpeaks
The moderators of r/IndiaSpeaks list 13 rules. In short:
- Follow Reddit Content Policy
- Derailing, Abuse and Trolling
- Low quality or effort content
- Self-post submission rule
- Improper content
- Titling Rule
- Twitter submission rule
- Repost or Post on Pinned Post for related / developing news
- Content related to India and Indians.
- Old Post
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/IndiaSpeaks have?
r/IndiaSpeaks has 1,137,198 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #936 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,782 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/IndiaSpeaks?
r/IndiaSpeaks was created on Mar 13, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years.
How active is r/IndiaSpeaks?
Very active: r/IndiaSpeaks gets about 35 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 488,885 posts and 6,392,566 comments. In a sample of 173 recent posts we counted 101 different authors.
When is r/IndiaSpeaks most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 06:00 UTC, with the fewest around 20:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/IndiaSpeaks about?
The community describes itself as: “Namaskaram, We are a friendly and user-focused community for Redditors from India. It is a one stop destination to discuss all the news, entertainment, science & technology, sports, history & culture, economy and geopol…” Recent post titles often mention india, bjp, indian, world and delhi. Most posts are images (29%).
Is r/IndiaSpeaks safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/IndiaSpeaks as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/IndiaSpeaks?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/IndiaSpeaks accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Follow Reddit Content Policy”; “Derailing, Abuse and Trolling”; “Low quality or effort content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/IndiaSpeaks?
Communities with similar topics include r/india (3.5M), r/IndiaCricket (1.5M), r/entertainment (6.6M), r/economy (1.1M) and r/technology (20.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/IndiaSpeaks.