03 September 2025, 03:30 pm
The Journey and Impact of Khabar Lahariya and Chambal Media
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe
Speaker: Lakshmi Sharma, Senior Producer at Khabar Lahariya (KL) and Chambal Media (CM)
Khabar Lahariya, is India’s only women-led rural news network. With grassroots women reporters across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, It started in 2002? And reaching 10 million viewers every month. It runs a hyperlocal, video-first channel with over 600,000+ YouTube subscribers. Chambal Media is a digital media social enterprise working to center the voices of women on the margins of India’s digital revolution.
Chair: Ravneet Pawha, VP, Deakin University
Moderator: Prof. Archana Kumar, Lady Irwin College
24th BCF Annual Lecture
(Collaboration: Business and Community Foundation)