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India’s first all-women newsroom

Childhood friends Kavita and Meera are two Dalit women defying caste hierarchy to run Khabar Lahariya, India’s first all-female news organisation.

Childhood friends Kavita Bundelkhandi and Meera Devi are two Dalit women defying caste hierarchy to run Khabar Lahariya, India’s first and only all-female newsroom. The team are mostly women from marginalised backgrounds, they’ve faced discrimination and even death threats, but have gone on to produce award-winning stories about illegal mining, jungle bandits and the daily lives of rural communities. (A longer version of this interview was first broadcast in May 2022)

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf

(Photo: Kavita Bundelkhandi and Meera Devi. Credit: Chambal Media)

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