MILANDecentralized Social Media in Kolkata
Kolkata has always prized independent thought and the written word. A network where your voice and data are truly your own fits the city's spirit.
Create your free space in Kolkata →Why Kolkata?
A city of writers, students and thinkers, Kolkata cares about ownership of ideas. MILAN carries that into the digital age: your posts and connections live in your own DWN, free from ad-driven surveillance and algorithmic manipulation.
Jadavpur University, IIEST Shibpur and IIM Calcutta anchor a strong intellectual and technical base that appreciates why decentralization matters for free expression.
নমস্কার কলকাতা! আপনার ডেটা এখন আপনারই।
MILAN একটি বিকেন্দ্রীভূত (decentralized) সোশ্যাল নেটওয়ার্ক — আপনার পোস্ট, ছবি এবং সংযোগ আপনার নিজের DWN-এ সুরক্ষিত থাকে। কোনো বিজ্ঞাপন নেই, কোনো ট্র্যাকিং নেই।
What you get on MILAN
- You own your data — every post and photo lives in your own Decentralized Web Node (DWN), not a central server.
- Self-sovereign identity (DID) — a portable identity you control, that stays with you.
- No ads, no tracking, no data selling — your attention is not the product.
- Private by default — you decide what is public and who sees what.
- Free forever to start — open milanlife.in in any browser in Kolkata.
Frequently asked — Kolkata
Can people in Kolkata use MILAN?
Yes. From College Street to Salt Lake and New Town, anyone in Kolkata can open milanlife.in and create a free decentralized space in any browser.
Why does MILAN suit Kolkata's culture of free thought?
Independent expression needs freedom from surveillance and algorithmic gatekeeping. On MILAN your words live in your own node, not a feed engineered to maximise ad views.
Is Bengali supported?
Yes — write in Bengali or any language. Your content remains in your own DWN, entirely yours.
MILAN across India
MILAN is a single web app that works in every city, town and village in India — no separate versions, no waitlists. Explore the decentralized social media guide, learn what Web5 is, or read about social media privacy. From Kolkata to the smallest tehsil, your private, ad-free space is one signup away.