Khabar Lahariya

Khabar Lahariya
TypeRural Weekly Newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Founder(s)Kavita Devi
Meera Jatav
Editor-in-chiefKavita Devi
Founded30 May 2002 in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India
LanguageMultiple editions in Hindustani dialects such as Bundeli, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Bajjikka, etc
English
HeadquartersKarwi, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
Circulation6000 copies with a claimed readership of 20,000 (2012)
Websitewww.khabarlahariya.org

Khabar Lahariya (translation: News Wave) is an Indian newspaper, published in various rural dialects of Hindi, including Bundeli, Avadhi and Bajjika dialects. The newspaper was started by Nirantar, a New Delhi–based non-government organisation which focuses on gender and education. Initially seen as a women-only publication, it now covers local political news, local crime reports, social issues and entertainment, all reported from a feminist perspective. As of September 2012, its total print-run, all editions included, was around 6000 copies; the management claimed an estimated readership of 80,000. Since its digitalisation its outreach has massively extended.