Leading Indian Women of The Rising Industry The YouTube Industry

                                                               

With the advent of the Feminist revolutionaries revolutionising the Feminine concept prevalent across the globe, women have come out with their best in every field and you tube is no exception. We are aware of the important role played by women in the entertainment industry like in Bollywood, Hollywood or Tollywood,  in the same way, today, women are outshining in the another rising  industry or to put up in more simpler terms, YouTube Industry as YouTube is also on the path to becoming another industry dedicated to entertainment. We can also say that in the coming five to ten years YouTube will be the greatest industry just like Hindi Cinema, English Cinema or Telugu Cinema. The best thing about the rising industry the YouTube is that it gives a platform to women to showcase their talent which was earlier suppressed by patriarchy depicting how far away women have come, from succumbing in their four caged houses to expressing their opinions freely without giving any heed to what will people say or think about them.

Today women are bringing their best on the canvas called digital platform. Today they have made their place in the new digital world with sheer hard work, dedication & devotion in bringing out their out of the box ideas in a dignified way, coming out in a modernised outlook but with a string of traditionalism still intact. Gone are the days when the digital platform of You Tube was flooded with You Tube channels controlled by the opposite gender . At present, You Tube is flooded with trending content created by a gender which was always made to believe that they cannot live without a man . Without wasting more time debating who is better, let's come straight to the point by introducing you to our list of 11 Indian Women Influencers of You Tube who inspire and influence other women too ,to follow your passion, to create your own path for your own good. All these women who keep making the you tube a place for taking a stand for them & for others through their content which is humorous as well as informative too.

1.Anisha Dixit

Anisha Dixit is a You Tube channel owned by Anisha Dixit. Dixit's channel was earlier known as Rickshawali. Dixit joined You Tube in 2013. Dixit has in no time has made her fan base. Dixit hails from Mumbai the city of dreams. Dixit is an introvert by nature but that didn't stop her from creating new content on various entertaining topics. Dixit's videos are fun-filled with right comic timings. Dixit makes her videos in the Hindi language which is the reason why her fan base is not limited to Mumbai only. Her comedy videos are pleasing to her audience. Dixit has 2.44 million subscribers with total 373,308,556 views. Dixit has 434 videos on her channel out of which the most popular videos are Mom Vs Daughter, (with 14,315,801 views), Single Vs Married (with 11,927,543 views). Her tagline in her videos is "Hai Daiyaan" . To connect with her one can check her second channel too "Simply Anisha Dixit" . Anisha is on various social media handles like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus, Snapchat. Anisha Dixit met former US President Barack Obama in Singapore where Anisha was a part of a panel discussion and Meet and Greet session with Obama which was a proud moment for Anisha as well as for Indians. For Anisha meeting, Obama “in person was an opportunity of a lifetime”.

YouTube channel link -https://www.youtube.com/user/rickshawali

2.Captain Nick

Your family and friends shape your future in innumerable ways every-day, this is something which has been proved by Niharicka Singh or Captain Nick an Indian Youtuber who has more than one million subscribers on her Youtube channel which goes by the name, Captain Nick. The name of the channel to is quite interesting like her 225 videos on her youtube channel. Niharicka's friends call her 'Nick' and it was her brother who added Captain as a prefix to her youtube channel's name hence, the name Captain Nick. She has 1.42 million subscribers on her You Tube channel which was created in the year 2012 with total 224,955,134 views on her witty, humourous, relatable content. It was her experience in diverse fields, firstly Journalism and soon after the completion of her course in Journalism, secondly, as an intern in Radiocity 91.1FM where she hosted a radio show which helped her in creating entertaining comedy videos. Before becoming a full-time Youtuber, she tried her luck in many other fields like modelling, theatre, and also assistant direction. All this combined experience from various field is seen in her fresh content that has made her immensely popular among the Indian youth. Her fan following is not less but is growing every day. She has also worked with Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpaye in an ad shoot film. It was her friends who encouraged and motivated her to start her own You Tube channel. Her friends used to love her Dubsmash videos which boosted her confidence in creating her own You Tube channel. The popular videos on her You Tube channel are Every Bride During Bridal Makeup (with 10 million views), Types of Women At Tailor's Shop (with 7.4 million views). Connect with her on various social media platforms where to she is highly popular, she has over 180k followers on her Instagram handle. 
Facebook link : https://www.facebook.com/iamCaptainnick/
Instagram link: ttps://www.instagram.com/niharicka.singh/?hl=en

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/user/niharicka

3.Cherry Jain

                                            

Another woman You Tuber who is on her way to becoming the star of You Tube is the girl from the hilly regions of Assam, Cherry Jain who has enjoyed much popularity even before creating her own You Tube channel under her name Cherry Jain. Cherry was loved by her fans who loved her different roles as an actor while working with PopXo. PopXo was a great kick start for her career as full-time You Tuber. Presently, Cherry has over 200k subscribers on her You Tube channel, Cherry Jain where she creates comedy videos amazingly for her amazing fans out there who love her 105 videos with the same love as they love her other videos too ranging from fashion, lifestyle, hairstyle, trends to beauty. Cherry was born at Dibrugarh in Assam. She is an alumnus of Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi. Cherry is known as a blogger for her blog Much Too Much which features write-ups relating to hairstyle, DIYs, product reviews and more. The popular videos on her You Tube channel are Life of a foodie in Delhi (with 1.3 million views), When you go on a lunch date with your desi mom (with 1 million views). 16,3,85,571 views are the total views on her You Tube channel videos. Her You Tube videos playlists include Q&A and more, Fun Challenges, Cherry Vlogs, Sketches, Beauty & Makeup , 100% relatable videos which are equally enjoyed by her viewers. Cherry Jain has a huge fan following on social media handles too. On Instagram she has 151k followers. To connect with Cherry Jain, check out her official page on Facebook and Instagram.
(Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cherryjain21/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cherryjainofficial/?hl=en)

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYQzOh0PY_RcJwEDMsdxJw  

4.Dolly Singh (Spill the sass)

  From being a fashionista to being a You Tuber, the journey for Spill the Sass aka Dolly Singh has not been an easy one still she has managed to come out victorious by showing the world that the skin colour doesn't matter, your creativity and talent matter. Singh was criticised for being a dusky complexion but Singh didn't let the thoughts of others break her. Singh hails from the Himalayan land, Nainital, Uttarakhand. Presently, Singh lives in New Delhi. Singh has worked for a brand called 99Hunts for which she earned 1000 bucks. Singh's videos are on different topics from lifestyle to fashion to comedy. Singh has 252k subscribers on her You Tube channel and 94 videos created by her. The popular videos on her You Tube channel are My Real House Tour Tiny Blue House (with 2.4million views), Finally Revealed My House Tour (with 1.5 million views). Singh has her website which is https://spillthesass.com/author/spillthesass/ where she writes articles on fashion, trends, beauty, makeup and much more.

Singh has over 620k followers on her Instagram page where she keeps sharing valuable content with her fans. To connect with her check these links
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dollysingh/
Twitter https://twitter.com/spill_the_sass?lang=en
Recently, she, along with Komal Pandey was invited by Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan on the radio talk show (which Khan hosts) What Woman Want

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTM4H2YzteOzGMzoGSJwAQ

5.Girlyiapa

A women-centric You Tube channel for women by women to celebrate every woman. Girlyiapa has 4.16 million subscribers on their You Tube channel, has 135 videos created by them relating to women, their struggles, their achievements which get unnoticed by the world. The channel was created in 2015 and till now has 335,660,158 views on their videos. Popular videos are Women's Day Special (with 14 million views), Mom, Dadi aur Period with 10 million views.Popular series are Girl's Hostel, Mr. & Mrs., Dil Ki Suno Stories. On Instagram they have 286k followers.

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxbhKxr8pyWTx1ExCSmJRw

6.Komal Pandey

The fashion icon of the younger generation, Komal Pandey is an inspiring personality when it comes to bounce back after failed relationships. Komal is a Delhite born and raised in Delhi. Komal was born on 18th June 1994. She was inclined to fashion since her college days in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College. From being wanting to be a school teacher, being a fashion blogger, working with POPxo to finally creating her youtube channel, her journey has not been an easy one still she has managed out to do extremely well. Today, she is a leading YouTuber with over than 900k subscribers on her YouTube channel and having a huge fan following on her social media handles, on Instagram she has over than 820k followers, on Facebook more than 20k thousand people follow her. While some people criticise her for wearing revealing clothes in her 98 videos posted by her on You Tube or her Social Media handles, other people especially the young college-goers look up to her for fashion clothes and in this category the fashion icon of Bollywood, Sonam Kapoor too joins the list as Sonam Kapoor had reposted Komal Pandey's Diwali Look back in November 2016 which was a huge thing for Komal. While studying B.Com, Komal had started her own blog/website The College Couture where she writes blogs related to fashion, lifestyle, beauty and her blog is followed by more than 25k people. Her friends encouraged her to create her blog as at that time she used to post her #LookOfTheDay look which everyone loved. She too has worked with POPxo where people loved her acting in their You Tube videos. She has also gone through body-shaming as she was plump which she had revealed in one of her videos. Her fat to fit journey too is praiseworthy. On her You Tube channel where she creates her content related to fashion, lifestyle, beauty, comedy and much more in a very simple yet classy way, the popular videos are How Every Girl Should Wear A Saree (3.2million views), How I Lost weight 3.1 million views. She has got recognition for her fashion blog by Cosmopolitan as she was awarded the Cosmopolitan Best Fashion Blog last year in 2019. Today she is a leading public figure in the fashion industry and also a leading You Tuber. She along with Dolly Singh (Spill the Sass Youtuber) was invited by the Bollywood Diva Kareena Kapoor Khan on her radio talk show What Women Want
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/komalpandeyofficial/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/komalpandeyofficial/?hl=en

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx2JNgWJPPTBODN-U56O-tg

7.Miss McBlush

                              

Miss McBlush is a You Tube channel created by Muskan Chanchlani (sister of Ashish Chanchlani). The channel has 1.06million subscribers and 75 videos. The channel is a one-stop destination for beauty and lifestyle vlogs. The channel has an amazing content relating to beauty, hair, makeup, lifestyle, The channel also gives a sneak-peek to the Chanchlani family and lifestyle. The channel also has many fun challenge videos in collaboration with Ashish Chanchlani. The channel was created in 2017 and within three years the channel has attracted many followers because of its content even on other social media handles like Instagram with 224k followers and 37k likes on their Facebook page. Connect with Muskan on Instagram (@missmcblush), on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/missmcblush/)
The popular videos on this You Tube channel are
When you have too many brothers (24 million views),
The Whisper Challenge (10million views)

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2jAxVWGydif0Gb9uDoDog

8.PopXo Daily

                

                                     

POPxo, the digital home for all the ambitious women is a You Tube channel having 2.63 million subscribers created in the year 2014 by Priyanka Gill who is also the CEO of POPxo company which had started as a blog named eStylista by Priyanka in the year 2006 which later went on to become POPxo.com. The channel is an example of women empowerment, of what happens when women having knowledge & creative ideas of diverse fields under one umbrella to deliver funny mastery content. The channel has 2216 comedy videos which will make you smile because of the natural acting by the actors, they have comic timings which keeps the short videos short but doesn't make it a monotonous watch. The popular Videos on their You Tube channel are Types of People in an Elevator (30 million views), Types of golgappa eaters (12 million views). The fan following doesn't stop here, they have a huge fan following outside You Tube too. On their Instagram page, they have 21.9k followers where they keep their followers updated with behind the scenes videos, bloopers. (Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/popxo_daily/?hl=en)
Other featured You Tube channels by them are
POPxo Videos created in 2016 & has 179k subscribers, POPxo Fashion (to bring out the fashionista in you) created in 2017 & has 295k subscribers,
POPxo Beauty created in 2017 & has 376k subscribers.
Apart from this, you can also download their mobile app, your new bff to share, ask anything without any fear of judgement, and to shop the merchandise from POPxo.

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/user/POPxoTV

9.Prajakta Koli (Mostly Sane)

                                              

Prajakta Koli must be on cloud nine as her You Tube channel Mostly Sane recently earned 5.1 million subscribers. The channel was created five years back in 2015 and is now having over than 5 million subscribers. Koli too hails from Mumbai -The city of bigger opportunities. Prajakta was recently invited on ISHQ FM radio talk show 'What Women Want' hosted by Bollywood Diva, Kareena Kapoor Khan. It was a big thing for Kohli as Koli has previously worked at Fever 104 FM radio station as an intern for a year. The channel has amazing comedy videos for you to choose from. The popular videos on the You Tube channel are her music video No Offense which was made by her for Creaters for Change YouTube project. This music video not only was viewed for 12million times but was also shown in the United Nations as part of their International Day of Tolerance where she represented India in 2018, Types of People in a College Canteen (10 million views). She has interviewed many celebrities on her Talk with Sonya Show. Her Pretty Fit videos Episode 1 featured Neha Kakkar 37 million views. Koli gave a live performance at YouTube FanFest in Delhi 2018 and Mumbai (2016 & 2019). As a public figure, in May 2018 she was announced as the Indian Ambassador for YouTube's global initiative, 'Creators For Change', which deals with problems like hate speech, xenophobia and extremism. Because of her amazing creative content in February 2019, she won Cosmopolitan magazine's YouTuber of the Year award. Koli was fortunate enough to be a part of a discussion with Michelle Obama about education for girls. Koli has also participated in YouTube's Safer Internet Week where she addressed cyber-bullying. In November 2018 she collaborated with YouTube Impact Labs to promote education for girls Koli was also one of the four YouTube creators from India invited by the Obama Foundation to attend the town hall meeting by President Obama. In September 2019 Koli traveled to New York as a delegate for Goalkeepers an initiative by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Koli is highly active on her various social media handles where she is not less than a star. Her Facebook page has 363,597 likes & is followed by 553,622 people. On Instagram, she has 2 million followers. Koli has her blog (https://mostlysane.in/category/blogs/ ) too where you can read articles by her on her journey, The link to her website is https://mostlysane.in/

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA

10.Sejal Kumar

                                         

Sejal Kumar has 1.23 million subscribers on her YouTube channel Sejal Kumar. The channel has 464 videos relating to lifestyle, beauty, makeup, fashion. Sejal created her YouTube channel in 2012. The popular videos on her channel are College In Real Life in collaboration with Komal Pandey (6.4 million views), Fashion Bloggers in Real Life (5.1million views). Sejal Kumar was born on 1st January 1995 in Delhi. She completed her studies from Shri Ram College of Commerce the prestigious college of Delhi University. Her mother is a renowned gynaecologist and her father is a retired Army Major. When she was studying Economics, she was not sure about being a full-time YouTuber. It was later that she decided to become a full-time YouTuber. She gave a TEDx talk on "How to make YouTube a career" at Manipal University, Jaipur.[ In November 2018, she launched her own clothing collection in collaboration with StalkBuyLove. Sejal also appeared in Airtel Ad. In 2019, Sejal won the Instagrammer of the Year for Fashion. She is a dancer and a singer too. Within a short period, Sejal has become the leading YouTuber personality. Recently, her song was well received by her fans. Her fashion sense is classy and elegant. She appeared on You Tube Fan Fest too. Her popularity is too high, with 747k followers on Instagram, On Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheClothingEdit/
46,698 people like her page and 52,926 number of people follow her page, on Twitter she has 13.9k followers. Wordpress blog
https://theclothingedit.wordpress.com/

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/user/sejalkumar7

11.Shruti Arjun Anand

                                     

Shruti Arjun Anand has 6.73 million subscribers and 781 videos on her YouTube channel Shruti Arjun Anand which was created by her in 2010. The channel has comedy videos as well as beauty related videos too. The popular videos on Anand's channel are Modern Mom vs Desi Maa (44 million views), Rich vs Normal Girl (30 million views). The other featured channel by Anand is a channel dedicated to beauty Anaysa which was earlier known as PrettyPriyaTV which has 8.89 million subscribers to and was created by Anand in 2012 for one-stop destination for everything related to beauty. The Facebook official page of Shruti Arjun Anand has 5,16,684 likes and is followed by 6,24,766. Anand has 235k followers on her Instagram page and has 161k followers on Anaysa, a dedicated page to beauty.

YouTube channel link - https://www.youtube.com/user/shrutiarjunanand

All these women are doing a fabulous job in creating the best content. They all are an example of what women can do all alone without any male. In a country like India where patriarchy rules the society where still male dominance is prevalent in every field, these women from diverse fields have come under one umbrella of YouTube to do what they want to do in a fantastic way. Check out their YouTube channels to see how far Indian Women have come from being silent like a statue to presenting their opinions, beliefs in the best way possible.

The journey was not easy for these leading ladies of the rising YouTube industry as few years back patriarchy ruled in the entertainment sector too & You Tube is no exception but these You-tubers  kept going on with perseverance and patience. People still put them down by criticizing them in every way possible but do they give any heed to criticism? No they don't, they just ignore them, their work speaks for themselves. These leading Indian women You-tubers keep collaborating with their other female counterparts, strengthening women empowerment, female bonds.  

(All Image Credits : Google, All Stats are as of 14th April 2020)