Kavita Devi

co-founder Khabar Lahariya (via video)

Kavita Devi is the co-founder of Khabar Lahariya and the co-CEO of Chambal Media. A Banda local herself - she likes to call herself Kavita Bundelkhandi, having chosen to drop her last name deliberately many years ago -  she is also the region's first Dalit woman anchor to host her own news and views weekly, The Kavita Show. Kavita brings with her several years of field reporting, having started out as a reporter herself, and often reports on special stories even today. Viewed as a formidable figure of inspiration and empowerment locally, especially for women, Kavita is also a TED speaker.

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