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Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by joelthelion on Sunday October 20, 2013 @07:21AM (#6579568)
A paragraph explaining the concept would be a bare minimum to get me to subscribe.
Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by ateevchopra on Sunday October 20, 2013 @07:29AM (#6579584)
Thank you your viewpoint. I can understand. I just want to tell you something more about this. We will be activating the applied accounts within a week. The idea is actually very popular among the people of northern India. The term "gehri" has a punjabi slang attached to it. It means "rounds". So whenever people go out in the city to take a "round" for leisure, they call it a "gehri".

Check this location page on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gehri-Route-Sector-891011/210...

Its not even a single real location. Its a complete route.

And check the number of checkins. : It has : 115,717 Checkins !!

Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by kops on Sunday October 20, 2013 @10:47AM (#6580045)
I am from north India, but I didn't get it either. If it were spelt as "Ghera" I might have had some luck, but the moment you swap 'h' and 'e', I am lost.

As someone else suggested, stick a sentence somewhere right on top indicating what this site does e.g. "Claim and share your favourite route maps with friends" or some such thing.

Good luck

Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by ateevchopra on Sunday October 20, 2013 @01:37PM (#6580650)
"Ghera" is a Hindi word meaning "Deep". "Gehri" is a Punjabi word meaning "Rounds" (literally). As @gsa said, we can say it as "a joyride". That is actually a better explanation for it
Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by kranner on Sunday October 20, 2013 @01:48PM (#6580704)
I think kops does mean 'Ghera' as in circle. You're probably thinking of 'Gaihra' as in deep.

'Gehri route' is more commonly spelt 'Geri route'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geri_route

Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by tux1968 on Sunday October 20, 2013 @07:46AM (#6579617)
Sorry, but I still have close to zero idea what you're offering, or what I can expect from signing up.
Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by ateevchopra on Sunday October 20, 2013 @07:53AM (#6579624)
We are making a platform where people can create and discover routes. A route is a series of locations. You just have to enter some locations, and create a route out of it.

Now, People can "like" these routes, "check-in" in these created routes and can also share their life moments related to those routes with their friends.

Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by tux1968 on Sunday October 20, 2013 @08:30AM (#6579687)
Ah okay, are these routes meant to be done together at a certain time, or anytime at all? Are they meant to be walked, biked, driven, or all the above? I got the idea from your earlier description that these might be something known locally as pub-crawls, a night out at multiple drinking establishments. But still, i'm left with more questions than answers.
Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by ateevchopra on Sunday October 20, 2013 @08:38AM (#6579711)
Someone once said, "most ideas appear in the implementation". We'll see what more can we do with this.
Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by mannat on Sunday October 20, 2013 @08:33AM (#6579693)
"Making something people wants". All the best.
Re:GehriRoute – Create and share routes (Beta invitations open) by gsa on Sunday October 20, 2013 @09:10AM (#6579779)
The closest English translation for gehri is "joyride". I'd describe OP's site as Foursquare for joyride routes.