We at the Finger are chuffed, pleased, delighted, gratified, thrilled, elated, and overall excited to announce our collaboration with Khabar Lahariya, a weekly newspaper from UP and Bihar. This all-woman enterprise publishes in Hindi, English, Avadhi, Bhojpuri, and Bundeli. And if that weren’t enough to admire, they cover media-dark areas, report news that we’d never have heard without them. More on Khabar Lahariya in this snappy video:
For those of you who weren’t around, here’s the history of our collaboration so far. We’ve proudly republished the following stories that first appeared in Khabar Lahariya:
Their open letter to UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
Their report on their visit to the 1090 Women’s Helpline
Their article about Javitri Devi, first-time candidate in UP’s Zilla Panchayat elections
And we’ve been lucky enough to see a few of our stories republished by them too:
Our story on the absence of women in the Telangana cabinet
Khabar Lahariya talk about stalkers, police apathy and more
An advertising executive’s confession about managing her personal and work lives
Pardon us if we’re cheesy for a moment: here’s to the beginning of a beautiful friendship.