Khabar Lahariya

What makes Khabar Lahariya unique is not just our journalists women from Dalit, tribal, Muslim and backward castes but also our groundbreaking rural journalism. This is what Rural Journalism Looks Like Khabar Lahariya is known for its real journalism from rural India. It is a testament to the fact that in a democracy, a powerful and independent fourth estate is essential as any other service, in every single village or town. Our rural journalism follows the everyday stories of everyday people in areas that are completely out of the spotlight of media attention. We have been called a powerful local watchdog, an instrument for enforcing robust grassroots governance and accountability. We expose the acts of omission and commission by the local bureaucracy/political class. Our news in video, text and audio formats brings to light the growing distance between the promises made by the government in terms of rural development and empowerment, and the actual delivery on the ground. We...