A Rural Newspaper
Khabar Lahariya - Bundeli for ‘News Waves’ - is a fortnightly rural newspaper written, edited, illustrated, produced and marketed by a group of women - most of them from marginalised Dalit, Kol and Muslim communities - in Chitrakoot and Banda districts of Uttar Pradesh in north India. The publication began in May 2002 in Chitrakoot and a second edition was launched in the adjoining Banda district in October 2006. Presently, between both editions, Khabar Lahariya has a print run of around 2,800 copies. It is sold for Rs 2 a copy in approximately 300 villages in both districts.
